1924 · 0h 30m · Comedy
Genres: Comedy
The Boatswain’s Mate, which appeared in WW Jacobs’ 1905 short story collection ‘Captains All’, tells of an ex-boatswain (Johnny Butt) who is eager to win the hand of the local pub landlady. He bribes an ex-soldier to stage a house-breaking, so that he can win her in a heroic last-minute rescue.
Director: H. Manning Haynes
Writers: Lydia Hayward, W.W. Jacobs