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You Know What Sailors Are
Also known as Ihr wißt ja, wie Matrosen sind in Germany
(1928) England
B&W : Eight reels / 7598 feet
Directed by Maurice Elvey

Cast: Alf Goddard [the British mate], Cyril McLaglen [the Spanish mate], Chili Bouchier [the Spanish captain’s daughter], Jerrold Robertshaw [the Spanish captain], Mathilde Comont [the British captain], Leonard Barry [the British captain’s husband], Mike Johnson [a seaman], Wally Patch [a seaman], John Longden

Gaumont British Picture Corporation production; distributed by Gaumont British Distributors. / Produced by A.C. Bromhead and R.C. Bromhead. From the novel Etwas Feuer für meine Pfeife by E.W. Townsend. Cinematography by Percy Strong. / Released November 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in Germany as Ihr wißt ja, wie Matrosen sind by Universum-Film Aktiengesellschaft [UFA] in 1929. / Silent film.

Comedy.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Listing updated: 18 November 2012.

References: Perry-British p. 315 : Website-IMDb.