“A sinking ship, a romance adrift- and The Kid himself to the rescue!”
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...
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Cast
11 people
Jackie Coogan
Buttons
Known for
The Kid
The Addams Family
Lars Hanson
Captain Travers
Known for
The Wind
Flesh and the Devil
Gertrude Olmstead
Ruth Stratton
Also in
The Monster
The Boob
Roy D'Arcy
Henri Rizard
Known for
Flying Down to Rio
Polly Moran
Polly
Known for
Adam's Rib
Show People
Paul Hurst
Slugger McGlue
Known for
Island of Lost Souls
The Ox-Bow Incident
Jack McDonald
Hatchet Face
Coy Watson Jr.
Brutus
Also in
Fig Leaves
The Smart Set
Carl Randoll
Boy
No other roles listed
Ivan Randoll
Boy
Carl Roup
Bellboy
George W. Hill Director · Marian Constance Blackton Writer Ira H. Morgan Cinematographer
United States release December 24, 1927 · Produced in United States
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production
United States
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Languages
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · December 24, 1927
Theatrical
Austria
January 1, 1928 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 31, 1928 · Theatrical
Finland
December 25, 1928 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 10, 1929 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 14, 1930 · Theatrical
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