Series: Snub Pollard Director: Charley Chase, Alfred J. Goulding Producer: Hal Roach Photography: Editor: Stars: Snub Pollard, Mildred Davis, Eddie Boland Company: Pathé Exchange Released: 02 November 1919 Length: 1 reel Production No.: H-1 Filming dates: August 26-31 & September 10, 1919 Rating: 4/10

All At Sea

At the seaside, a friendly game of 'leapfrog' by a group of women bathers is offset by Snub who gets into trouble with a policeman (CHARLES STEVENSON) for exposing a woman's ankles on a public beach. Snub soon joins in the frolicking with the women but the cop grows suspicious of his behaviour and pursues him along the beach and into a tent. Having given the cop the slip and changed into a sailor's uniform, Snub encounters a genuine sailor (EDDIE BOLAND) but the two get into an argument over saluting one another. After a short-lived game of blindfold with a small man (SAMMY BROOKS), Snub gathers the women bathers around to tell them his heroic story of how he won the Iron Cross and the brass knuckles. A half-dozen pirates led by WILLIAM GILLESPIE interrupt his boastful claims and kidnap the bathers as Snub runs off scared to enlist the help of some sailors. The men board a small boat and set off on the sea to hook up with a very small and unconvincing submarine. Several salutes later and Snub opens a porthole to dispose of some dirt and lets half the sea in! He does, however save the day when he manages to shoot the pirates and rescue the ladies from disaster. As he gives his speech he falls into the water.  The picture then shows Snub lying in his bath tub, revealing all of the preceding story to have been a dream. Snub gets out of the bath (dry) and then argues with his wife (MILDRED DAVIS) over a cat being on the dinner table as the film fades to black.

Favourite bit Fancy opening a porthole whilst under the sea?!

Trivia • Copyrighted November 1, 1919. • This was the second film to be released as part of the new Snub Pollard series. • For such a trivial offence/accident, the cop who pursues Snub must have been extremely bored or desperate for a conviction! • There are six women bathers in the leapfrog scene, but nine later on. • Watch closely after Snub opens the porthole. As he manoeuvres around, he actually snaps the door off by mistake, though due to the incoming water we are not supposed to see it. My opinion • Not the worst film in the series, but that is not a compliment either!

	Snub Pollard Snub
	Mildred Davis Bather/Snub's wife
	Eddie Boland Sailor
	Sammy Brooks Short blindfolded sailor
	William Gillespie Pirate
	Charles Stevenson Policeman
	Dee Lampton Sailor
	Max Hamburger Sailor
	Gaylord Lloyd Sailor
	Estelle Harrison Bather [*image is from a still]
	Marie Mosquini Bather [*image is from a still]
	Hazel Powell Bather [*image is from a still]

UNIDENTIFIED CAST

STILLS (click any image to enlarge)

RISQUE (click any image to enlarge)

SHOT ON LOCATION (click any image to enlarge)

Acknowledgements: Dave Glass (review copy) Jesse Brisson (identification of Marie Mosquini, Hazel Powell, Estelle Harrison) Ed Watz, Lou Sabini (help with identification of cast) https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/mildred-davis-bathing-beauties-snub-4543663558 (still) This page was last updated on: 02 November 2023