Runner
2026 · Action · Comedy
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Film / 1930
Why Sailors Leave Home
Directed by
Monty Banks
When their ship arrives in an Arabian port, the sailors are given shore leave among them Bill Biggles, who has previously had little success with women. Visiting a sheik who has long been under obligation to him, Bill is welcomed at the palace, and the polygamous ruler, who has abducted a damsel, decides to absent himself and appoint Bill as his deputy. It seems Bill's luck is set to change dramatically until the wives decide …
The story
When their ship arrives in an Arabian port, the sailors are given shore leave among them Bill Biggles, who has previously had little success with women. Visiting a sheik who has long been under obligation to him, Bill is welcomed at the palace, and the polygamous ruler, who has abducted a damsel, decides to absent himself and appoint Bill as his deputy. It seems Bill's luck is set to change dramatically until the wives decide to go on strike!
Cast
Leslie FullerBill Biggles
Peter BernardGeorge
Eve GraySlave Girl
Gladys CruickshankSlave Girl
Dmitri VetterMulthasa
Frank MelroydCaptain
Syd CourtenaySheik Sidi Ben
Lola HarveyMaya
Jean RossArab Girl
Marika Rökk
Bob Johnson
Gerard Lyley
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