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The Luck of a Sailor (1934)

The Luck of a Sailor poster
Directed by
Robert Milton
Genre
romance film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 06m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A sailor finds himself caught up in a romantic adventure aboard a ship. The story involves a case of mistaken identity and a smuggling plot.

lightheartedromanticbreezywhimsicalnostalgicplayfulcharming

What happens

The Luck of a Sailor (also known as Contraband) is a 1934 British romance film directed by Robert Milton and starring Greta Nissen, David Manners and Clifford Mollison. It was written by Clifford Grey and Wolfgang Wilhelm based on the play by Horton Giddy, and was made at Elstree Studios as a quota quickie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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