Why Girls Love Sailors (1927)
A silent film with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, before they had firmed up on their later personalities. Hardy is a rough sea captain and Laurel is an innocent crew member. A girl has been taken on board forcibly, and is in danger of being ravished by some of the crew. Laurel decides to rescue her. He does so, finding a hamper of theatrical clothing, by dressing as a woman and seducing, or at least deceiving, most of the crew members in turn.
The hamper is marked "The Jules Ellenge Theatre". This is an obvious reference to Julian Eltinge, who had taken variety theatre by storm with his female impersonation act.
Laurel makes a passable female becasue of his small bodily frame, although no real attempt is made at female body language.
In pure slapstick, Laurel knocks the crew out one at a time, and the action is only stopped when the Captain's wife comes aboard.
HF November 2004
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