Sea Legs (1930)
Sea Legs (1930)
Oh for the life of a sailor when the battleship's one big boudoir! it's a gloom Destroyer!
Searchlight Doyle, lightweight boxing champion of the United States Navy, is shanghaied into the fleet of Sainte Cassette, an island republic, as a replacement for a wealthy slacker who must serve his country to receive a $2 million inheritance, a scheme concocted by attorney Gabriel Grabowski. All his shipmates, except Hyacinth Nitouche, assume that he is indeed the wastrel he purports to be. Doyle falls in love with Adrienne, the most beautiful of the captain's daughters, and wins her affections by treating his comrades in her teashop. Admiral O'Brien, grandfather of the man Doyle is impersonating, comes to visit, and mistaking him for a civilian, Doyle throws him overboard and to everybody's surprise is complimented on his vigilance. But his real identity is exposed by some American sailors, and he is suspected of killing young O'Brien; he is cleared of suspicion, however, and is reinstated by the admiral, thereby gaining Adrienne's love.

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Cast

Jack Oakie Jack Oakie As: Searchlight Doyle
Eugene Pallette Eugene Pallette As: Hyacinth Nitouche
Lillian Roth Lillian Roth As: Adrienne
André Cheron André Cheron As: High Commissioner
Albert Conti Albert Conti As: Captain
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Storyline

Searchlight Doyle, lightweight boxing champion of the United States Navy, is shanghaied into the fleet of Sainte Cassette, an island republic, as a replacement for a wealthy slacker who must serve his country to receive a $2 million inheritance, a scheme concocted by attorney Gabriel Grabowski. All his shipmates, except Hyacinth Nitouche, assume that he is indeed the wastrel he purports to be. Doyle falls in love with Adrienne, the most beautiful of the captain's daughters, and wins her affections by treating his comrades in her teashop. Admiral O'Brien, grandfather of the man Doyle is impersonating, comes to visit, and mistaking him for a civilian, Doyle throws him overboard and to everybody's surprise is complimented on his vigilance. But his real identity is exposed by some American sailors, and he is suspected of killing young O'Brien; he is cleared of suspicion, however, and is reinstated by the admiral, thereby gaining Adrienne's love.


Tagline: Oh for the life of a sailor when the battleship's one big boudoir! it's a gloom Destroyer!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Comedy

Language: English

Release Date: 01 December 1930

Country: US

Runtime: 63m

Company Credits

Company: Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Jack Oakie

Jack Oakie

Searchlight Doyle

Eugene Pallette

Eugene Pallette

Hyacinth Nitouche

Lillian Roth

Lillian Roth

Adrienne

André Cheron

André Cheron

High Commissioner

Albert Conti

Albert Conti

Captain

Harry Green

Harry Green

Gabriel Grabowski

Jean Del Val

Jean Del Val

Crosseti

Charles Sellon

Charles Sellon

Adm. O'Brien

Tom Ricketts

Tom Ricketts

Commander

Billy Gilbert

Billy Gilbert

Naval Officer

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Sound

Ralph Rainger

Ralph Rainger

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

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Camera

Allen G. Siegler

Allen G. Siegler

Director of Photography

Lighting

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Art Department

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Other Crew

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