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8 December 1934 (USA) morePlot:
A gruff sea captain is having trouble manning his ship because of rumors it's haunted. He inveigles... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
The boys are shanghaied onto what they think is a ghost ship... moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Stan Laurel | ... | Stan |
| Oliver Hardy | ... | Ollie |
| Walter Long | ... | Captain |
| Mae Busch | ... | Maisie the Vamp, Blonde Floozy |
| Charlie Hall | ... | Sailor at Table (as Charles Hall) |
| Arthur Housman | ... | Drunken sailor |
| Leo Willis | ... | Sailor at Table |
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Filming Locations:
Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USAFun Stuff
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Captain: If anybody ever mentions the word "ghost" to me, I'm gonna twist his head around so that when he's walking north he'll be looking south. moreFAQ
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Frankly, I've enjoyed other Laurel and Hardy shorts much more than this effort from 1934. It's predictable from start to finish with the laughs centered around the boys helping a ship's captain to round up a crew for his ship and then getting hoodwinked themselves into joining the crew.
The laughs revolve mainly around a drunken sailor who is mistaken for a ghost when he becomes covered in white liquid. The boys throw him off the ship when Stan's examination of a revolver leads to him firing a shot at the man's bunk. Thinking he's dead, they throw him overboard and then go into a panic when he comes aboard ship again still appearing like a ghost.
It's mercifully a short that doesn't overstay its welcome. The laughs are strictly for the team's die-hard fans who will undoubtedly enjoy this more than I did.
Summing up: Silly and predictable nonsense.