Sailors, Beware!

Sailors, Beware!
Sailors, Beware!
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Fred Guiol ; Hal Yates
Written by	Hal Roach ; H.M. Walker (titles)
Produced by	Hal Roach
Starring	Stan Laurel ; Oliver Hardy
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	September 25, 1927;
Running time	19' 51"
Country	United States
Languages	Silent film; English intertitles
Budget
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Sailors, Beware! is a silent comedy short film starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy prior to their official billing as the duo Laurel and Hardy. The team appeared in a total of 107 films between 1921 and 1951.

Plot

An honest cab driver (Laurel) picks up a woman (Anita Garvin) and her "baby", who is actually a midget in disguise. He does not realize his passengers are crooks. When they get out of the cab without paying and leave the meter running, Stan follows them aboard a ship, where he exposes the crooks.^[1]

Cast

Stan Laurel as Chester Chaste, cabdriver
Oliver Hardy as Purser Cryder
Anita Garvin as Madame Ritz
Ed Brandenburg as Other cabdriver
Frank Brownlee as Captain Bull
Dorothy Coburn as Lady in an easy chair
Harry Earles as Roger/The baby
Connie Evans as Society lady
Barbara Pierce as Society lady
Viola Richard as Society lady
Tiny Sandford as Man in robe
Will Stanton as Baron Behr
May Wallace as Society lady
Charley Young as a Man boarding a boat
Lupe Vélez as Baroness Behr (uncredited)

References

^ "Laurel and Hardy in Sugar Daddies". Archived from the original on September 20, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2012.

External links

Sailors, Beware! at IMDb
Sailors, Beware! at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] "Laurel and Hardy in Sugar Daddies". Archived from the original on September 20, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2012.

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