Why Girls Love Sailors

Another film with a seafaring theme, although no boats leave the harbour. Stan and Ollie aren't a double act as such in this one: Ollie's a rather rough-and-ready looking first mate with a perpetual scowl, while Stan's engaged to a woman to whom the Captain of Ollie's boat takes a shine.. The captain kidnaps the woman, so Stan follows him aboard to claim her back.

This is an OK silent film which is lifted immeasurably by the presence of Laurel & Hardy, even if their double act isn't yet developed. After pretending to be a ghost, Stan disguises himself as a woman. He did that in quite a few of their films. As a woman he looks rather odd, all neck and thin legs, but the sailors aboard ship all seem enchanted by him/her. He lures them to a secluded part of the boat then, after knocking them out with a bottle, tricks Ollie into throwing them overboard. This isn't one of their best but, as always with Laurel & Hardy, it's worth a look.