Why Sailors Leave Home (1930)

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 (13)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Leslie Fuller

Bill Biggles

P

Peter Bernard

George

Eve Gray

Slave Girl

G

Gladys Cruickshank

Slave Girl

D

Dmitri Vetter

Multhasa

F

Frank Melroyd

Captain

S

Syd Courtenay

Sheik Sidi Ben

Lola Harvey

Maya

J

Jean Ross

Arab Girl

Marika Rökk

B

Bob Johnson

G

Gerard Lyley

Nina Olivette

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