The Boatswain's Mate
1924, English. Directed by H. Manning Haynes.
The Boatswain’s Mate, which appeared in WW Jacobs’ 1905 short story collection ‘Captains All’, tells of an ex-boatswain (Johnny Butt) who is eager to win the hand of the local pub landlady. He bribes an ex-soldier to stage a house-breaking, so that he can win her in a heroic last-minute rescue. The plan begins to unravel when the ‘burglar’ (Victor McLaglen) and his victim (Florence Turner) are instantly smitten. It’s the feisty shotgun-wielding landlady, who triumphantly puts the boatswain in his place. BFI
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- 0h 30m
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- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1924
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Lydia Hayward, W.W. Jacobs
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The Boatswain's Mate isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1924. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Boatswain's Mate?
The Boatswain's Mate (1924) was directed by H. Manning Haynes and stars Florence Turner, Victor McLaglen, Johnny Butt.