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Why Girls Love Sailors is an American comedy short silent film directed by Fred Guiol for Hal Roach Studios. It stars Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy before they had become the comedy team of Laurel and Hardy. It was shot during February 1927 and released July 17, 1927, by Pathé Exchange. It was considered a lost film until the 1980s.
Original Release
07/17/1927
US Release
07/17/1927
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Stan Laurel | Willie Brisling |
| Oliver Hardy | First Mate |
| Viola Richard | Willie's Girl |
| Anita Garvin | Captain's Wife |
| Malcolm Waite | Sea Captain |
| Charles R. Althoff | Grandpa Brisling |
| Sôjin Kamiyama | Moneylender / Moneylender (scenes deleted) |
| Eric Mayne | The Admiral |
| Anna May Wong | Delamar / Delamar (scenes deleted) |
| Edgar Dearing | Amorous Sailor |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Stan Laurel | Willie Brisling |
| Oliver Hardy | First Mate |
| Viola Richard | Willie's Girl |
| Anita Garvin | Captain's Wife |
| Malcolm Waite | Sea Captain |
| Charles R. Althoff | Grandpa Brisling |
| Sôjin Kamiyama | Moneylender / Moneylender (scenes deleted) |
| Eric Mayne | The Admiral |
| Anna May Wong | Delamar / Delamar (scenes deleted) |
| Edgar Dearing | Amorous Sailor |
| Bobby Dunn | Bemused Sailor |
| Jerry Mandy | Sailor |
| Sailor Sharkey | Sailor |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Hal Roach | Producer |
