Why Sailors Leave Home(1930)

When their ship arrives in an Arabian port, the sailors are given shore leave among them Bill Biggles, who has previously had little success with women. Visiting a sheik who has long been under obligation to him, Bill is welcomed at the palace, and the polygamous ruler, who has abducted a damsel, decides to absent himself and appoint Bill as his deputy. It seems Bill's luck is set to change dramatically until the wives decide to go on strike!

Genre: Comedy

Director: Monty Banks

Actors: Leslie Fuller, Peter Bernard, Eve Gray, Gladys Cruickshank, Dimitri Vetter, Frank Melroyd, Syd Courtenay, Lola Harvey, Jean Ross, Marika Rökk

Release date: 1930-09-01

Country of origin: United Kingdom

Length: 1h 11m

Ratings:

• 6.3/10