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8 December 1934 (USA) more
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A gruff sea captain is having trouble manning his ship because of rumors it's haunted. He inveigles... more | add synopsis
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The boys are shanghaied onto what they think is a ghost ship... more (13 total)

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Stan Laurel ... Stan

Oliver Hardy ... Ollie
Walter Long ... Captain
Mae Busch ... Maisie the Vamp, Blonde Floozy
Charlie Hall ... Sailor at Table (as Charles Hall)
Arthur Housman ... Drunken sailor
Leo Willis ... Sailor at Table
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21 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

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Stanley: We heard the sea is infactuated with sharks.
Oliver: Not infactuated. He means infuriated.
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The boys are shanghaied onto what they think is a ghost ship..., 28 December 2008
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Author: Neil Doyle from U.S.A.

Frankly, I've enjoyed other Laurel and Hardy shorts much more than this effort from 1934. It's predictable from start to finish with the laughs centered around the boys helping a ship's captain to round up a crew for his ship and then getting hoodwinked themselves into joining the crew.

The laughs revolve mainly around a drunken sailor who is mistaken for a ghost when he becomes covered in white liquid. The boys throw him off the ship when Stan's examination of a revolver leads to him firing a shot at the man's bunk. Thinking he's dead, they throw him overboard and then go into a panic when he comes aboard ship again still appearing like a ghost.

It's mercifully a short that doesn't overstay its welcome. The laughs are strictly for the team's die-hard fans who will undoubtedly enjoy this more than I did.

Summing up: Silly and predictable nonsense.

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