A coal-stoking hunk, a diamond-stealing dame, and one very loud concertina.
Lash is the head coal stoker on a steam ship whose shipmates have nicknamed "Captain". Lash somehow grabs the attention of society dame passenger Cora Nevins. Nevins is actually a jewel thief who's lifted diamonds from wealthy passenger Arthur Condrax. She needs Lash to aid in sneaking the "ice" ashore at Singapore. Cocky is Lash's concertina-playing buddy and uses it to signal Lash.
Acting
McLaglen's brute charm before his Oscar win.
Practical Effects
Real coal-stoking footage in the boiler room scenes.
Director
John G. Blystone
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Fox's attempt to cash in on McLaglen's 'rough-hewn sailor' type from What Price Glory? (1926).
Shot during the chaotic 1928-29 transition to sound; some prints were silently re-released with intertitles for theatres not yet wired.
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