Way for a Sailor | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Directed by | Sam Wood (uncredited) |
Screenplay by | Laurence Stallings and W. L. River (scenario and dialogue) Charles MacArthur Al Boasberg (additional dialogue) |
Based on | Way for a Sailor! 1928 novel by Albert Richard Wetjen |
Produced by | A Sam Wood Production |
Starring | John Gilbert Wallace Beery Jim Tully Leila Hyams Polly Moran |
Cinematography | Percy Hilburn |
Edited by | Frank Sullivan |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
|
Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Way for a Sailor is a 1930 American pre-Code film starring John Gilbert.[1][2][3] The supporting cast includes Wallace Beery, Jim Tully, Leila Hyams, and Polly Moran. The film was directed by Sam Wood, who insisted on no screen credit. The film is reputed to be so bad that the studio might have used it to sabotage leading man Gilbert's career in the sound era due to animosity from Louis B. Mayer.[citation needed] MGM produced a Spanish language version of this film, Love in Every Port, starring Jose Crespo and Conchita Montenegro.[4]
Plot
Cast
- John Gilbert as Jack
- Wallace Beery as Tripod
- Jim Tully as Ginger
- Leila Hyams as Joan
- Polly Moran as Polly
- Doris Lloyd as Flossy
References
- ^ Wood, Sam (November 1, 1930), Way for a Sailor (Romance, Drama), John Gilbert, Wallace Beery, Jim Tully, Leila Hyams, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), retrieved May 8, 2021
- ^ Variety film review; December 17, 1930, page 13.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; November 15, 1930, page 182.
- ^ https://catalog.afi.com/Film/1271-EN-CADAPUERTOUNAMOR?sid=7c5c18c3-5bb8-4fc1-9b9b-5afb48dbeb19&sr=20.909338&cp=1&pos=0 [bare URL]
External links
- Way for a Sailor at IMDb
- Way for a Sailor at AllMovie
- Way for a Sailor at the TCM Movie Database
- Way for a Sailor at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films