{"id":8533,"date":"2009-07-23T14:10:55","date_gmt":"2009-07-23T21:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=8533"},"modified":"2021-01-29T21:03:36","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T04:03:36","slug":"girl-in-every-port-a-1928","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=8533","title":{"rendered":"Girl in Every Port, A (1928)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;That big ox means more to me than any woman.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Girl-in-Every-Port-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Girl-in-Every-Port-Poster-193x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-66957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Girl-in-Every-Port-Poster-193x300.png 193w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Girl-in-Every-Port-Poster-658x1024.png 658w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Girl-in-Every-Port-Poster-82x128.png 82w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Girl-in-Every-Port-Poster-173x270.png 173w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Girl-in-Every-Port-Poster.png 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA pair of happily brawling sailors named Spike (Victor McLaglen) and Salami (Robert Armstrong) find their friendship at risk when Spike falls for a wily golddigger (Louise Brooks) in Marseilles.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Friendship<\/li>\n<li>Gold Diggers<\/li>\n<li>Howard Hawks Films<\/li>\n<li>Louise Brooks Films<\/li>\n<li>Rivalry<\/li>\n<li>Sailors<\/li>\n<li>Silent Films<\/li>\n<li>Victor McLaglen Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nHoward Hawks&#8217; silent-era buddy comedy is an enjoyable harbinger of his later, similarly-themed films. It&#8217;s swiftly paced, nicely acted by McLaglen and Armstrong (who reminds me of a slightly more mature Heath Ledger), and consistently amusing. The clever script showcases Spike and Salami&#8217;s distinctly macho friendship, which is predicated on fist-fights and rivalry, yet grounded with oddly intimate touches (in a running gag, Spike pulls Salami&#8217;s disjointed finger back into shape after every brawl he&#8217;s in). Meanwhile, Malcolm Stuart Boylan&#8217;s intertitles bring the briny patois of these globetrotting sailors to life: &#8220;You&#8217;re not in love. You&#8217;re just broke out all over with monkey-bites&#8221;, says Armstrong to McLaglen. Given its status as a pre-Code film, it&#8217;s made refreshingly clear that Spike and Salami are after sexual conquests; to that end, some of the most amusing moments in the film come early one, as we watch Spike looking up port-side women in his &#8220;little black book&#8221;, trying to find someone who&#8217;s still single and childless, <em>and<\/em> who hasn&#8217;t yet been &#8220;tainted&#8221; by his then-unknown rival. Quickly, however, Spike and Salami&#8217;s friendship takes a central role in the film, with the arrival of Brooks&#8217; seductive <em>femme fatale<\/em> functioning primarily as a hitch in their lifelong commitment to one another. While her role is relatively small, Brooks is as luminous here as ever; it&#8217;s clear why G.W. Pabst hired her shortly thereafter to star in his <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1337\"><em>Pandora&#8217;s Box<\/em> (1929)<\/a> and <em>Diary of a Lost Girl<\/em> (1929). <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Victor McLaglen as Spike<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/girl-every-port-mclaglen.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/girl-every-port-mclaglen.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8538\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Robert Armstrong as Salami<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/girl-every-port-armstrong.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/girl-every-port-armstrong.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8539\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Louise Brooks as Marie<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/girl-every-port-brooks.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/girl-every-port-brooks.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8540\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A humorous portrait of rivalrous friendship<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/girl-every-port-friendship.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/girl-every-port-friendship.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8541\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/girl-every-port-cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/girl-every-port-cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8542\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Enjoyably slangy intertitles: &#8220;When I catch that snooping sea-snipe, I&#8217;ll put <em>my<\/em> trade-mark on his jaw!&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a most enjoyable early film by Hawks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0018937\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1928\/02\/20\/archives\/the-screen-don-juans-of-the-deep.html\">NY Times Original Review (scroll down to second review)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/a-girl-in-every-port\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;That big ox means more to me than any woman.&#8221; Synopsis: A pair of happily brawling sailors named Spike (Victor McLaglen) and Salami (Robert Armstrong) find their friendship at risk when Spike falls for a wily golddigger (Louise Brooks) in Marseilles. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy Friendship Gold Diggers Howard Hawks Films Louise Brooks Films Rivalry Sailors Silent Films Victor McLaglen Films Review: Howard Hawks&#8217; silent-era buddy comedy is an enjoyable harbinger of his later, similarly-themed films. 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