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Rough Seas (1931): Cast

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Rough Seas is a 1931 short comedy directed by James Parrott, starring Charley Chase as Pvt. Charley Chase, Thelma Todd and Harry Bernard. It runs 27 minutes.

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Rough Seas (1931) movie poster
Released
Runtime
27 min
Director
James Parrott
Genre
Comedy
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Rough Seas About?

The premise of Rough Seas without spoilers.

On his way home following World War I, Charley smuggles his French sweetheart aboard ship and gets into all kinds of trouble.

Rough Seas Themes & Keywords

· 50 tags
  • french woman
  • person in a sack
  • gender disguise
  • stealing clothes
  • monkey business
  • hit with a pitcher
  • troop ship
  • man wears a nightshirt
  • lieutenant
  • woman wears men's clothing
  • harmonica
  • scrub brush
+38 more
  • porthole
  • car drives off a pier
  • london england
  • man wears boxer shorts
  • hitting the wrong person
  • dumping a bucket of water on someone's head
  • world war one veteran
  • colonel
  • ocean voyage
  • two reeler
  • returning from war
  • ship's doctor
  • blown up
  • falling down
  • tap dancing
  • thames river
  • socks
  • deck swabbing
  • hiding in a laundry basket
  • farce comedy
  • ship captain
  • true identity revealed
  • disguised as a soldier
  • hit with a door
  • woman wearing a hat
  • musical number
  • monkey wearing clothes
  • jumping overboard
  • woman disguised as a man
  • kick in the rear
  • featurette
  • water pitcher
  • water bucket
  • reference to napoleon
  • parrot in a cage
  • female stowaway
  • ship
  • soldier
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Cast & crew

Rough Seas Cast & Characters

Charley Chase leads the cast as Pvt. Charley Chase, with Thelma Todd as Antoinette and Harry Bernard as Officer on Deck (uncredited). Directed by James Parrott; 8 actors are credited in all.

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From the director

More from James Parrott

More films directed by James Parrott: The Misses Stooge, Sing Sister Sing, Treasure Blues and Washee Ironee.

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FAQ

Rough Seas FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Rough Seas, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Rough Seas?

Rough Seas runs 27 minutes.

When was Rough Seas released?

Rough Seas was released on April 24, 1931.

Who directed Rough Seas?

Rough Seas was directed by James Parrott.

More films by James Parrott

Who is in the cast of Rough Seas?

Rough Seas stars Charley Chase as Pvt. Charley Chase, Thelma Todd as Antoinette and Harry Bernard as Officer on Deck (uncredited), among 8 credited actors.

Does Rough Seas have a post-credit scene?

No. Rough Seas has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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