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A Girl in Every Port (1928)

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The rampant male chauvinism in A Girl in Every Port might be hard for contemporary audiences to stomach, but fans of director Howard Hawks will be delighted. Victor McLaglen and Robert Armstrong play Spike and Salami, two sailors who become close pals but only after dukeing it out over a dame. Together, Spike and Salami travel all of the world in search of women and adventure and women. Their friendship is sorely tested when Spike decides to settle down to marry French fortune hunter Marie (Louise Brooks), but eventually Salami convinces his pal that this "skirt" just ain't worth it. Famed exotic dancer Sally Rand co-stars as one of the heroes' many sexual conquests. A Girl in Every Port was remade two years later as Goldie, with Spencer Tracy, Warren Hymer and Jean Harlow. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Starring:: Victor McLaglen, Robert Armstrong, (more)

Director(s):: Howard Hawks

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Synopsis of A Girl in Every Port

The rampant male chauvinism in A Girl in Every Port might be hard for contemporary audiences to stomach, but fans of director Howard Hawks will be delighted. Victor McLaglen and Robert Armstrong play Spike and Salami, two sailors who become close pals but only after dukeing it out over a dame. Together, Spike and Salami travel all of the world in search of women and adventure and women. Their friendship is sorely tested when Spike decides to settle down to marry French fortune hunter Marie (Louise Brooks), but eventually Salami convinces his pal that this "skirt" just ain't worth it. Famed exotic dancer Sally Rand co-stars as one of the heroes' many sexual conquests. A Girl in Every Port was remade two years later as Goldie, with Spencer Tracy, Warren Hymer and Jean Harlow. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Complete Cast of A Girl in Every Port

Victor McLaglen - Spike Madden
Louise Brooks - Mademoiselle Godiva
Dorothy Mathews - Girl in Panama
Sally Rand - Girl in Bombay
Phalba Morgan - Lena, Girl in Holland
Greta Yoltz - Other Girl in Holland
Caryl Lincoln - Girl from Liverpool
Myrna Loy - Jetta
William Demarest - Man in Bombav

Robert Armstrong - Salami
Maria Casajuana - Chiquita
Natalie Joyce - Girl in Panama
Elena Jurado - Girl in Panama
Felix Valle - Lena's Husband
Natalie Kingston - Girl in South Sea Islands
Gladys Brockwell - Madame Flore
Francis McDonald - Gang Leader
Leila Hyams - The Sailors Wife

Director(s):: Howard Hawks

Writer(s):: Seton Miller, James K. McGuinness

Producer(s):: William Fox

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