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A sinking ship, a romance adrift- and The Kid himself to the rescue!

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1h 10m

1927

“A sinking ship, a romance adrift- and The Kid himself to the rescue!”

Synopsis

Working as a pageboy on an ocean liner, a street orphan and his friend Slugger end up on the wrong side of the ship's captain when they try to tell him that his wife is cheating on him with other members of the crew. The boys end up in deeper trouble, after they are thrown in the brig and the ship starts sinking...

Director

George W. Hill

Drama

adulteryshipwreckocean linerorphan

Cast & Crew

Jackie Coogan

Jackie Coogan

as Buttons

Lars Hanson

Lars Hanson

as Captain Travers

Gertrude Olmstead

Gertrude Olmstead

as Ruth Stratton

Roy D'Arcy

Roy D'Arcy

as Henri Rizard

Polly Moran

Polly Moran

as Polly

Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

as Slugger McGlue

Jack McDonald

as Hatchet Face

Coy Watson Jr.

Coy Watson Jr.

as Brutus

Carl Randoll

as Boy

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