A 1922 rom-com where getting shanghaied is just foreplay.
Richard Boyd, a wealthy idler who has inherited the Boyd Shipping Company, decides to prove himself to his fiancée, Pauline. A fleet of ships on which the company has an option is coveted by Oriental merchant-tycoon J. Young. Aided by Andrew Dunn, general manager of the Boyd concern, Young has Boyd and Pauline shanghaied; and Sam, his Negro valet, follows. Following a spectacular shipwreck, the couple are rescued; there is a race between a hydroplane and a motorboat; but after a series of exploits in Young's stronghold, Richard, aided by Sam, gets the ships and the girl.
Stunts
Hydroplane vs. motorboat race, practical effects, 1922.
Production
Spectacular shipwreck sequence for the era.
Director
Henry Lehrman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Henry Lehrman was Mack Sennett's rival and briefly dated Virginia Rappe, whose death at Fatty Arbuckle's party destroyed three careers.
Tom Wilson's 'Sam' typifies the 'loyal servant' archetype that Hollywood forced on Black actors until the 1960s, making this a grim time capsule.
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