Thomas Meighan is the youngest of fifteen children and the first mate under skipper George Fawcett. During a storm, second mate Cyril Ring turns up drunk, so Fawcett has him locked into his room, and then collapses, himself drunk. Meighan does what he can, but the ship goes down. Ring makes it back to town and tells everyone that Meighan was drunk, which disappoints best girl Lois Wilson.
There are only eight minutes missing from the copy I watched, but the pacing was erratic, and the situations seemed contrived. Director Alfred Green spends most of the beginning on gags involving the immense number of children, grandchildren, and probably great-grandchildren in Meighan's family as his parents celebrate their 50th anniversary. Perhaps too much in the way of serious story-telling was cut.
There are several people who would rise to prominence in the industry among the listed actors playing children. They include Helen Mack, Charles Walter, and Brian Keith, who was two years old when this move was released.
There are only eight minutes missing from the copy I watched, but the pacing was erratic, and the situations seemed contrived. Director Alfred Green spends most of the beginning on gags involving the immense number of children, grandchildren, and probably great-grandchildren in Meighan's family as his parents celebrate their 50th anniversary. Perhaps too much in the way of serious story-telling was cut.
There are several people who would rise to prominence in the industry among the listed actors playing children. They include Helen Mack, Charles Walter, and Brian Keith, who was two years old when this move was released.