Begins with a massive factual error, explaining that Spike (McLaglen)is mate on a tramp steamer and then shows him on a sailing ship where he stays for the rest of the film. Going by the cast list, quite a few episodes have been lost; there are no scenes in Bombay or Liverpool and the characters mentioned at those places don't appear. As well as Brooks, whose whole acting method- if acting is what it is: she stands around looking very fetching in a tight wet swimsuit gazing quizzically at what happens around her while everyone else emotes and fights- is at odds with the other characters, it's worth watching as early example of the Howard Hawks emphasis on masculine buddies and friendship and rivalry expressed through their relationships with women. As you might expect, the film ends with our bruised and battered heroes drinking together and forgetting about women.
Review of A Girl in Every Port
