His Woman

Merchant skipper Gary Cooper finds a baby parked on his ship. It's so cute he decides to keep it, but needs a woman to take care of it. Enter Claudette Colbert, a stranded demimondaine. To get the job, she claims to be the daughter of a recently deceased mercenary. Coop thinks she's a lady, so he gives orders to the crew to that effect, but Averell Harris knows better and plays rough.

It's a remake of 1928's SAL OF SINGAPORE, and by itself it looks pretty good, even if the speed of the ending makes it look like a programmer. Still, you've got those two in the leads, and further down the cast list, early roles for Barton McLane, Douglas Dumbrille, Preston Foster, and William Gargan. Certainly it's not a great movie, but it's always watchable with visual stylist Edward Sloman directing. It's a good one to check off your list.