''Sailors Don't Care'' is a 1928 British
silent comedy film
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directed by
W. P. Kellino and starring
Estelle Brody
Estelle Brody (15 August 1900 – 3 June 1995) was an American actress who became one of the biggest female stars of British silent film in the latter half of the 1920s. Her career was then derailed by a series of ill-advised decisions and ...
,
John Stuart and
Alf Goddard
Frank Henry "Alf" Goddard (28 November 1897 in Brentford, Middlesex – 25 February 1981 in Ealing, London) was an English film actor.
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. It is based on a novel by "Seamark" (
Austin J. Small).
Cast
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Estelle Brody
Estelle Brody (15 August 1900 – 3 June 1995) was an American actress who became one of the biggest female stars of British silent film in the latter half of the 1920s. Her career was then derailed by a series of ill-advised decisions and ...
– Jenny Melrose
*
John Stuart – Slinger Woods
*
Alf Goddard
Frank Henry "Alf" Goddard (28 November 1897 in Brentford, Middlesex – 25 February 1981 in Ealing, London) was an English film actor.
Brother of a famous boxer, Alf Goddard was once a boxer too. He was also a trained athlete and a professio ...
– Nobby Clark
*
Humberston Wright
Humbertson Wright (1876 in London, England, UK – 1953), sometimes credited as Humberstone Wright or Humberston H. Wright, was a British film actor.
Filmography
* '' Trapped by the London Sharks'' (1916)
* '' Thelma'' (1918)
* '' The Secre ...
– Sir William Graham
*
Gladys Hamer
Gladys Hamer (27 May 1884 – 13 March 1967) was a British stage and film actress. She appeared in a number of silent and early sound films.
Selected filmography
* '' Mary-Find-the-Gold'' (1921)
* '' Monty Works the Wires'' (1921)
* '' The Res ...
– Rose Bishop
*
Mary Brough
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* Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name)
Religious contexts
* New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below
* Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...
– Cook
* George Thirlwell – Lieutenant Graham
*
Wallace Bosco
Wallace Charles Bosco (31 January 1880 in St Pancras, London – 1973 in Richmond upon Thames, Surrey) was an English film actor
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– Fink
* Vivian Baron – Commander Forrester
*
Shayle Gardner
Shayle Gardner (22 August 1890 – 17 May 1945) was an actor from New Zealand actor.
Partial filmography
* '' The Indian Love Lyrics'' (1923)
* '' St. Elmo'' (1923)
* '' The Chinese Bungalow'' (1926)
* ''Tommy Atkins'' (1928)
* '' Sailors Don't Ca ...
– Messenger
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachel. ''The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929''. Routledge, 1997.
External links
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1928 films
1928 comedy films
British comedy films
British silent feature films
1920s English-language films
Films directed by W. P. Kellino
Seafaring films
Films based on British novels
Films shot at Lime Grove Studios
British black-and-white films
1920s British films
Silent comedy films
Silent adventure films
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