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Why Sailors Leave Home (1930)
70 min | Comedy

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Why Sailors Leave Home (1930)

70 min | Comedy

Leslie Fuller and Syd Courtney team up once again, this time a 1930s musical set aboard ship on its way to the Middle East.

Director

Writers

Syd Courtenay (story) | Lola Harvey (story) | Val Valentine

Producer

Cinematographers

H. Ford (photography) | Ernest Palmer (photography) (as H. F. Palmer) | James E. Rogers

Editors

Emile de Ruelle | A.C. Hammond

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Updated Oct 3, 1930

Release date

Apr 20, 1931 (United Kingdom)

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Leslie Fuller Bill Biggles Bill Biggles See fewer	Strictly Illegal (1935)
Peter Bernard George George See fewer	Why Saps Leave Home (1932)
Eve Gray Slave Girl Slave Girl See fewer	Department Store (1935)
Gladys Cruickshank Slave Girl Slave Girl See fewer	Not So Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Dimitri Vetter Multhasa (as Dmitri Vetter) Multhasa (as Dmitri Vetter) See fewer	Not So Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Frank Melroyd Captain Captain See fewer	Not So Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Syd Courtenay Sheik Sidi Ben Sheik Sidi Ben See fewer	Darby and Joan (1937)
Lola Harvey Maya Maya See fewer	Kiss Me Sergeant (1930)
Jean Ross Arab Girl Arab Girl See fewer	Something to Read (1959)
Marika Rökk Actress Actress See fewer	Die Frau meiner Träume (1944)
Bob Johnson Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	Hindle Wakes (1931)
Gerard Lyley Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	Loose Ends (1930)
Nina Olivette Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited) See fewer	Musical Comedy Time (1950)

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