Son of a Sailor (1933)
Joe E. Brown is a sailor who hopes to match the accomplishments of his seaman father. Unfortunately, Joe is perhaps the clumsiest gob ever to sail the seven seas. Nor can he steer clear of trouble: Through a series of wholly unbelievable circumstances, Joe finds himself alone on deck of a ship that's about to be shelled for target practice. He redeems himself for this and all past misdeeds when he inadvertently breaks up an espionage ring. Son of a Sailor is typical Joe E. Brown fare, but it's the sort of surefire material the public craved; indeed, at least one theatre manager insisted that Warner Bros. (Brown's home studio) send him more of the same. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Joe E. Brown, Jean Muir, (more)
- Director(s):
- Lloyd Bacon
Synopsis of Son of a Sailor
Joe E. Brown is a sailor who hopes to match the accomplishments of his seaman father. Unfortunately, Joe is perhaps the clumsiest gob ever to sail the seven seas. Nor can he steer clear of trouble: Through a series of wholly unbelievable circumstances, Joe finds himself alone on deck of a ship that's about to be shelled for target practice. He redeems himself for this and all past misdeeds when he inadvertently breaks up an espionage ring. Son of a Sailor is typical Joe E. Brown fare, but it's the sort of surefire material the public craved; indeed, at least one theatre manager insisted that Warner Bros. (Brown's home studio) send him more of the same. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Son of a Sailor
- Joe E. Brown - Handsome Callahan
- Thelma Todd - The Baroness
- Frank McHugh - Gaga
- Sheila Terry - Genevieve
- Clay Clement - Blanding
- George Irving - Rear Adm. Lee
- Joe Sawyer - Slug
- Purnell Pratt - Capt. Briggs
- John Marston - Lt. Reed
- Jean Muir - Helen Farnsworth
- Johnny Mack Brown - Duke
- Garry Owen - Sailor Johnson
- George Blackwood - Armstrong
- Samuel S. Hinds - Adm. Farnsworth
- Arthur Vinton - Vincent
- Ken Thomson - Williams
- Merna Kennedy
- Walter Miller - Kramer
- Director(s):
- Lloyd Bacon
- Writer(s):
- Al Cohn, H.M. Walker, Paul Gerard Smith
- Producer(s):
- James Seymour
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