85 minutes
6/17/1938
Spoiled child Geoffrey Bramer teams up with a pair of small time crooks to pose as an aristocrat and steal jewelry from exclusive shops. During a a caper, Geoffrey is caught and is sentenced to a reformatory where young men are trained to be sailors. He is befriended by model in-mate Terry O'Mulvaney but soon starts to get them both in trouble.
Freddie Bartholomew
as Geoffrey Braemer
Mickey Rooney
as Terry O'Mulvaney
Charles Coburn
as Captain Briggs
Herbert Mundin
as Bosun 'Crusty' Jelks
Terry Kilburn
as Albert Baker
Gale Sondergaard
as Doris Clandon
Peter Lawford
as Benny Potter
John Burton
as John Cartwright
Walter Tetley
as Tommy Thrums
Peter Ellis
as Ned Saunders
George Zucco
as James 'Jim' Hampstead
Matthew Boulton
as Inspector Scott
Emma Dunn
as Mrs. Briggs
Monty Woolley
as Jeweler
Gilbert Emery
as Magistrate
Charles Irwin
as Mr. Burke
Walter Kingsford
as Superintendent
David Thursby
as Milk Cart Driver
Norman Ainsley
as Assistant Purser
Frank Baker
as Inspector
Wilson Benge
as Chauffeur
Lionel Braham
as Constable
Dick Chandlee
as (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Alec Craig
as Gardener
Jack Deery
as Clerk
Johnny Douglas
as Lift Boy
Vernon Downing
as Lift Boy
Rex Evans
as Hotel Doorman
Helena Grant
as Woman Magistrate
Ramsay Hill
as Jewelry Clerk
Keith Hitchcock
as Transportation Clerk
Tommy Hughes
as Page Boy
Olaf Hytten
as Instructor
P.J. Kelly
as Bailiff
Richard Lancaster
as Host of Party
Doris Lloyd
as Hostess of Party
Dan Maxwell
as Postman
Lon McCallister
as (uncredited)
Vesey O'Davoren
as Queen Mary Steward
C. Montague Shaw
as Magistrate
Evan Thomas
as Captain Wilson
Clare Verdera
as Maid
Eric Wilton
as Bosun's Mate