The Cock-Eyed World (1929)
- Directed by
- Raoul Walsh
- Genre
- silent film, musical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Rating
- 4.8 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two boisterous marines compete for the affection of a woman in a Caribbean port. The film follows their ongoing rivalry and comic misadventures.
livelycomedicupbeatlightheartedenergeticplayfulfast-pacednostalgic
What happens
The Cock-Eyed World is a 1929 American sound (All-Talking) pre-Code musical comedy feature film. One of the earliest "talkies", it was a sequel to What Price Glory? (1926), it was directed and written by Raoul Walsh and based on the Flagg and Quirt story by Maxwell Anderson, Tom Barry, Wilson Mizner, and Laurence Stallings. Fox Film Corporation released the film at the Roxy in New York on August 3, 1929. The film stars Victor McLaglen and Edmund Lowe, reprising their original roles, as well as Lili Damita. The picture was also released in a silent version on October 5, 1929. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
The Leatherneck (1929)
All at Sea (1929)
Moran of the Marines (1928)
The Flying Fleet (1929)
Words and Music (1929)
Great Gobs! (1929)
Geraldine (1929)
The Kid's Clever (1929)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.