This is a mildly amusing movie focusing on the affairs of a sea captain (played by Walter Brennan) who obviously doesn't like anything modern (including all Bottomley products and gadgets), who returns home after a fairly long absence and is extremely frustrated by all the changes in his home, family, and business. He deliberately takes his family and associates on a sea cruise and makes sure they all get stranded with him on a deserted island in the Pacific, to "fix them", which includes changing the minds of his daughters and holding off the merging of his business by Mrs. Peasely (who owns 51% of it) with Bottomley's company. He also makes a $5,000.00 bet with Bill Peck that he can "fix" everyone and clean up what he thinks is a real mess.
The acting is okay, nothing outstanding, but certainly good enough for a simple comedy such as this (which actually plays out more like a stage drama in parts).
The music sounds much like that from a Popeye cartoon in parts, both in style, instrumentation, and certain parts of the melody, yet it is mostly suitable and well-paced throughout.
Light-hearted, tame, and enjoyable, and easily worth a watch or two. Directed by Ralph Staub, based on the story by Peter B. Kyne.
Nice miniature boats, but an especially unconvincing reef scene and the same cloud painting used on each ocean scene.
The automatic door with the "photoelectric cell" was a very interesting surprise in this movie. I didn't know this idea was around in 1937, let alone so much button-pressing paranoia!
Selected Lines:
Cappy Ricks (to self): "Waldo P. Bottomley. For twenty years I been keeping that old barnacle scraped off my hull. Now he's got a grip on my stern."
Cappy Ricks (to his daughter): "You're not going to sea on any floating switchboard!"
Cappy Ricks (to Bill Peck): "Bottomley's at the bottom of this!"
Cappy Ricks (to Bill Peck): "...and that pussy-willow son of a button-pusher!..."
Mrs. Peasely (happily, to all): "Isn't this air enervating!" Matt Peasely (suffering with sea sickness): "You mean...*gulp*...invigorating, mother.."
Cappy Ricks: "Do you William Peck take this woman to be your lawful wedded wife and to love, honor, and provide for her so long as you shall live?" Bill Peck: "Uh..." Cappy Ricks: "Well do ya, come on!" Bill Peck: "...any minute now..."
Cappy Ricks: "Someday, somebody's going to press a button once too often around here."
Cappy and Bill (singing during a storm): "Oh, press a button and smooth out the waves...please smooth out the waves..."
*** SPOILER ***
PLOT TWIST: Some might see this coming, but they find that they really are stranded about 40 minutes into the movie, but not for very long.
Rating: 6/10
The acting is okay, nothing outstanding, but certainly good enough for a simple comedy such as this (which actually plays out more like a stage drama in parts).
The music sounds much like that from a Popeye cartoon in parts, both in style, instrumentation, and certain parts of the melody, yet it is mostly suitable and well-paced throughout.
Light-hearted, tame, and enjoyable, and easily worth a watch or two. Directed by Ralph Staub, based on the story by Peter B. Kyne.
Nice miniature boats, but an especially unconvincing reef scene and the same cloud painting used on each ocean scene.
The automatic door with the "photoelectric cell" was a very interesting surprise in this movie. I didn't know this idea was around in 1937, let alone so much button-pressing paranoia!
Selected Lines:
Cappy Ricks (to self): "Waldo P. Bottomley. For twenty years I been keeping that old barnacle scraped off my hull. Now he's got a grip on my stern."
Cappy Ricks (to his daughter): "You're not going to sea on any floating switchboard!"
Cappy Ricks (to Bill Peck): "Bottomley's at the bottom of this!"
Cappy Ricks (to Bill Peck): "...and that pussy-willow son of a button-pusher!..."
Mrs. Peasely (happily, to all): "Isn't this air enervating!" Matt Peasely (suffering with sea sickness): "You mean...*gulp*...invigorating, mother.."
Cappy Ricks: "Do you William Peck take this woman to be your lawful wedded wife and to love, honor, and provide for her so long as you shall live?" Bill Peck: "Uh..." Cappy Ricks: "Well do ya, come on!" Bill Peck: "...any minute now..."
Cappy Ricks: "Someday, somebody's going to press a button once too often around here."
Cappy and Bill (singing during a storm): "Oh, press a button and smooth out the waves...please smooth out the waves..."
*** SPOILER ***
PLOT TWIST: Some might see this coming, but they find that they really are stranded about 40 minutes into the movie, but not for very long.
Rating: 6/10