An odd assortment of criminals steals a mothballed Liberty vessel to use it as a getaway after a planned bank robbery in Boston.An odd assortment of criminals steals a mothballed Liberty vessel to use it as a getaway after a planned bank robbery in Boston.An odd assortment of criminals steals a mothballed Liberty vessel to use it as a getaway after a planned bank robbery in Boston.
Graeme Ferguson
- First Man
- (uncredited)
Terry Huntingdon
- Young Lady Pilgrim
- (uncredited)
Hope Sansberry
- Biddy
- (uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis was Ernie Kovacs' last motion picture, as he died in a car crash in January, 1962.
- SoundtracksOpposites Attract
(uncredited)
Written by Robert P. Marcucci and Russell Faith
Performed by Frankie Avalon
[Rodney sings the song aboard ship during the card game]
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Water Under the Bridge
Seafaring young Robert Wagner (as Gilbert Barrows) wants to impress pretty blonde Dolores Hart (as Elinor Harrison); so, he innocently takes her on a cruise with a gang of bank robbers, led by disearnest Ernie Kovacs (as Bugsy "The Captain" Foglemeyer). Mr. Wagner thinks Mr. Kovacs and crew are experienced sailors; but, they prove to be the gang that couldn't sail straight. Ms. Hart and curvy bad-girl Carolyn Jones (as Virginia) get tipsy. Frankie Avalon (as Rodney) swings, sings, and twirls. Frank Gorshin, Jesse White, Harvey Lembeck, and Sid Tomack are all aboard.
Kovacs is good (unexpectedly and unfortunately, this was his last screen appearance). Some of the others in the cast are curiously ordinary. A hurricane gets the cast wet. Mr. Avalon is fairly successful, focusing on light comedy; he was, at time, successfully transitioning to a movie career. On the other hand, Avalon's singing of "Opposites Attract" reveals his less successful foray into the swingin' Sinatra arena. The song, and a version of the "Sail a Crooked Ship" title were non-hit tracks on an Avalon LP. The film's comic highlight may be Wagner's use of Hart's bra as a slingshot. It's that funny.
**** Sail a Crooked Ship (1961) Irving Brecher ~ Robert Wagner, Ernie Kovacs, Frankie Avalon
Kovacs is good (unexpectedly and unfortunately, this was his last screen appearance). Some of the others in the cast are curiously ordinary. A hurricane gets the cast wet. Mr. Avalon is fairly successful, focusing on light comedy; he was, at time, successfully transitioning to a movie career. On the other hand, Avalon's singing of "Opposites Attract" reveals his less successful foray into the swingin' Sinatra arena. The song, and a version of the "Sail a Crooked Ship" title were non-hit tracks on an Avalon LP. The film's comic highlight may be Wagner's use of Hart's bra as a slingshot. It's that funny.
**** Sail a Crooked Ship (1961) Irving Brecher ~ Robert Wagner, Ernie Kovacs, Frankie Avalon
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- Also known as
- Steal a Crooked Ship
- Filming locations
- New York City, New York, USA(Jones Point)
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- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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