An engaged couple embark on a yacht with her father and a romantic rival, along with two cabbies as stowaways. What could go wrong?.
If you’re looking for a lost masterpiece of silent cinema, keep moving. Why Sailors Go Wrong isn’t that. But if you have a soft spot for 1920s vaudeville energy and don't mind a plot that feels like it was written on the back of a napkin during a lunch break, it’s a decent way to kill an hour. It’s for people who enjoy...
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Henry Lehrman
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"If you’re looking for a lost masterpiece of silent cinema, keep moving. Why Sailors Go Wrong isn’t that. But if you have a soft spot for 1920s vaudeville energy and don't mind a plot that feels like it was written on the back of a napkin during a lunch break, it’s a decent way to kill an hour. It’s for people who enjoy physical comedy that occasionally borders on the frantic, and it’ll probably be hated by anyone who needs their humor to be sophisticated or, well, logical. The whole thing cente..."
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