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The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)

93 min · comedy film

Popularity2.5/5
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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Lewis Milestone

Cast

Akim Tamiroff, Alison Skipworth, Arthur Treacher, Bert Moorhouse, Charles King, Charles Sullivan, Claude Gillingwater, Curly Howard, Dell Henderson, Donald Meek, Edmund Mortimer, Emily Fitzroy, Emmett Vogan, Frank Conroy, Harry Holman, Harry Tenbrook, Harry Wilson, Helen Vinson, Inez Courtney, Jay Eaton, John Gilbert, John Wray, Larry Fine, Leon Errol, Luis Alberni, Max Wagner, Moe Howard, Robert Allen, Sidney D'Albrook, Tala Birell, Victor McLaglen, Walter Catlett, Walter Connolly

The story

Alcoholic newspaperman Steve Bramley boards the ship San Capador for a restful cruise, hoping to quit drinking and begin writing a book. Also on board are Steve's friend Schulte, a private detective hoping to nab criminal Danny Checkett with a fortune in stolen bonds. Steve begins drinking, all the while observing the various stories of other passengers on board, several of whom turn out not to be who they seem to be.

Catalogue themes and tags

Mystery, Detective fiction, Adventure, Detective, Comedy

Genres

comedy film

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