Way for a Sailor | 1930 | Romance, Drama

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Way for a Sailor | 1930 | Romance, Drama

Title: Way for a Sailor | 1930 | Romance, Drama Director: Sam Wood (uncredited) Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: John Gilbert, Wallace Beery, Jim Tully, Leila Hyams, Polly Moran, Doris Lloyd, Ray Milland Release Date: November 1, 1930 Format: Black and white; sound film Series / Serial: Standalone feature 00:00:00 Sailors’ antics and seafaring life 00:15:00 Jack meets Joan in London 00:30:00 Pursuit of love and conflict 00:45:00 Marriage under false pretenses 01:00:00 Storm at sea and separation 01:15:00 Rescue, reconciliation, and return Jack, a carefree merchant marine sailor with a reputation for drinking, brawling, and gambling, spends much of his time between ports pursuing women and living life by the sea. In London he becomes infatuated with Joan, a shipping clerk who repeatedly rebuffs his advances. Undeterred, he eventually tricks her into marrying him by claiming he will give up the sailor’s life for a stable job. When Joan discovers the deception, she leaves him...