Marge Walker, the daughter of a steamship-line owner, stows away on one of her father's ships bound for Shanghai. Roy Dale, the captain of the ship, is in love with her as is the first officer, Steve Andrews.
If you like your movies fast, messy, and filled with people shouting over sound effects that clearly weren't recorded on a real boat, Eight Bells might be your cup of tea. It’s the kind of flick that doesn't waste time on character development when there’s a perfectly good mutiny to attend to. If you need logic or quie...
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"If you like your movies fast, messy, and filled with people shouting over sound effects that clearly weren't recorded on a real boat, Eight Bells might be your cup of tea. It’s the kind of flick that doesn't waste time on character development when there’s a perfectly good mutiny to attend to. If you need logic or quiet moments, stay away. Ann Sothern is the main reason to stick around. She’s stuck playing the stowaway Marge, a role that mostly requires her to look distressed while wearing a ve..."
John Wexley, Ethel Hill, Bruce Manning, Percy S. Mandley
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