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Why Girls Love Sailors(Movie, 1927)

20min | Genre: Comedy

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 5 votes)

Why Girls Love Sailors is an American comedy short silent film directed by Fred Guiol for Hal Roach Studios. It stars Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy before they had become the comedy team of Laurel and Hardy. It was shot during February 1927 and released July 17, 1927, by Pathé Exchange. It was considered a lost film until the 1980s. ()

Part of the Laurel and Hardy Collection

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About Why Girls Love Sailors

Stan is a sailor whose girl gets kidnapped by a rough sea captain. Stan dresses in drag and seduces the captain but the captain's wife catches him. Stan and his girl beat a hasty retreat as the captain's wife fires off a parting shot.

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Production country: United States of America (USA)

Made by: Hal Roach Studios

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: No Language (XX)

Translated into 7 languages: German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), French (FR), Italian (IT), Dutch (NL), Russian (RU)

Status: Released

Release date US: 07/17/1927

Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Viola Richard, Anita Garvin, Malcolm Waite, Bobby Dunn

Director: Fred Guiol

Producer: Hal Roach

Screenwriter: Hal Roach, H. M. Walker

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Dick und Doof - Warum Mädchen Matrosen lieben"

"Laurel & Hardy - Why Girls Love Sailors"

"Laurel und Hardy - Warum Mädchen Matrosen lieben"

"Il était un petit navire"

"Laurel et Hardy - Il était un petit navire"

Keywords: harbor, sailor, black and white, silent film, short film, bottle

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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1932 Pack Up Your Troubles

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1933 Busy Bodies

1933 Dirty Work

1933 Me and My Pal

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1934 Going Bye-Bye!

1934 Hollywood Party

1934 Oliver the Eighth

1934 The Live Ghost

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1935 Bonnie Scotland

1935 The Fixer Uppers

1935 Thicker Than Water

1935 Tit for Tat

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