The Boatswain's Mate

Name: The Boatswain's Mate
Director: H. Manning Haynes
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1924-01-01
Duration: 30 min
Cast: Florence Turner, Victor McLaglen, Johnny Butt, J. Edwards Barker

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1924 · 30 min · Comedy · TMDB 8.0/10

Overview

The Boatswain’s Mate, which appeared in WW Jacobs’ 1905 short story collection ‘Captains All’, tells of an ex-boatswain (Johnny Butt) who is eager to win the hand of the local pub landlady. He bribes an ex-soldier to stage a house-breaking, so that he can win her in a heroic last-minute rescue. The plan begins to unravel when the ‘burglar’ (Victor McLaglen) and his victim (Florence Turner) are instantly smitten. It’s the feisty shotgun-wielding landlady, who triumphantly puts the boatswain in his place. BFI

Directed by H. Manning Haynes

Cast

Florence Turner — Mrs. Walters
Victor McLaglen — Ned Travers
Johnny Butt — George Benn
J. Edwards Barker — Policeman