Summaries

A sailor falls for a gangster's moll, leaves his wife and finds himself caught up in a life of crime.

Larry White (Glenn Tryon), the captain of a fishing schooner, is induced by his wife,Millie (Vera Reynolds),who has nothing against luxury, to start using his boat to run prohibition-era rum, and they are soon rolling in the dough. But the Feds are hot on his trail and, following a skirmish, he escapes to the home of his partner, a woman who is financing the operation. And, there, he runs into her jealous boyfriend, who intends to bump him off.—Les Adams <[email protected]>

America '30s. The rambunctious sailor Larry White marries the attractive Millie. Millie has nothing against luxury. For her sake, Larry hires his boat out to shady business entrepreneur Jim Grainger to run prohibition-era rum. The Feds are hot on his trail and Grainger's faithless wife Ethel Bainbrick "comes on" to him. Finally getting his priorities straight, Larry returns to his wife, but not before an understanding judge gives him a severe dressing-down in court.—Robert

Details

Keywords
  • judge
  • gangster
  • captain
  • wife
  • schooner
Genres
  • Action
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Dec 14, 1931
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Passed
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations International Film Studios - 1339 Gordon Street, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Action Pictures

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 59m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.20 : 1

Synopsis

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