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Sin Ship

1931 1h 5m Adventure List
Tomatometer 2 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Salty old captain Sam McVey (Louis Wolheim) takes on a pair of passengers -- a preacher and his innocent wife -- who would like to travel down the Pacific coast. McVey wrongly assumes that the devout duo -- in reality bank robbers Smiley Marsden (Ian Keith) and Frisco Kitty (Mary Astor) -- will require his protection to survive the roguish behavior of his unruly crew. But, as the journey progresses, McVey finds himself falling for Kitty and completely disarmed by her independent nature.

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Jack D. Grant Motion Picture News All of the faults of The Sin Ship as entertainment are not to be attributed to direction alone, however. The story, too, is largely to blame. Jul 23, 2020 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A contrived melodrama. Rated: C+ Jun 27, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D Ridiculous but cute. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Despite only being 65 minutes long and its suggestive title, this movie moves at a snail's pace, and is a complete snooze. The movie was briefly interesting when Mary Astor's character revealed she had only been acting when she told the ship captain off when he made advances towards her (and her husband, masking as a reverend, is a bank robber on the run), but it doesn't go anywhere afterwards. There are scenes that are dragged out excessively, reflecting a very weak script and a novice director (actually Louis Wolheim, who also plays the captain). It's mystifying to me how anyone could like it, as there are far better and more enjoyable movies from this time period. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Salty old captain Sam McVey (Louis Wolheim) takes on a pair of passengers -- a preacher and his innocent wife -- who would like to travel down the Pacific coast. McVey wrongly assumes that the devout duo -- in reality bank robbers Smiley Marsden (Ian Keith) and Frisco Kitty (Mary Astor) -- will require his protection to survive the roguish behavior of his unruly crew. But, as the journey progresses, McVey finds himself falling for Kitty and completely disarmed by her independent nature.
Director
Louis Wolheim, Lynn Shores
Producer
Myles Connolly
Screenwriter
Hugh Herbert, Keene Thompson, Agnes Brand Leahy
Production Co
RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 5m