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The Sin Ship (1931)
Woodenly acted early talky
Mary Astor plays Frisco Kitty, who has 'lived in alleys all her life', and is on the run with Smiley for a job he's done in Seattle. Louis Wolheim, a veteran film villain, pays Captain McVey. (He also directed this as I suspect no one else would have cast someone with his mug as a romantic lead.) Captain McVey is the captain of the schooner Kitty & Smiley travel in. At first, McVey and his crew have designs on her body. But the Captain becomes infatuated with her, saves her, falls in love with her and eventually takes her off to sail the world with him after Inspector Colby catches up with his man, Smiley. But, if I were M.A., I'd be worried about McVey's cutthroat, sex-starved crew. Too much manhandling of Kitty by Smiley. Not much opportunity for Mary Astor's personality to shine through as it did in parts of 'Men of Chance' (again too much manhandling of women) and her much better pictures. This was Wolheim's last film; he died of stomach cancer shortly before this film was released. Despite his looks, I understand he was a college professor. Actually, his acting is better than Mary's. Pretty formulaic; reminded me of The Seven-Ups- both could be documentaries, except for the car chase in Seven-Ups.