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Sail a Crooked Ship is a 1961 American black-and-white comedy heist film starring Robert Wagner, Dolores Hart, Carolyn Jones, Frankie Avalon, Ernie Kovacs and Frank Gorshin. It was directed by Irving Brecher and was based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Nathaniel Benchley .
Currently you are able to watch "Sail A Crooked Ship" streaming on Tubi TV for free with ads. Synopsis A bungling burglar, determined to go down in the annals of crime as a genius, steals a ship in New York in order to rob a bank in Boston.
- Irving Brecher
- 1
Sail a Crooked Ship. Bugsy G. Foglemeyer (Ernie Kovacs) has a great idea: steal a ship in New York City and use it to rob a bank in Boston. There's only one problem -- neither him nor...
- Comedy
- Robert Wagner
- Irving Brecher
Directed by Irving Brecher. A bungling burglar, determined to go down in the annals of crime as a genius, steals a ship in New York in order to rob a bank in Boston. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
- Irving Brecher
- Columbia Pictures
Sail a Crooked Ship. 1961 · 1 hr 28 min. TV-PG. Comedy · Crime. A wacky gang of oddballs steals a ship in New York in order to rob a bank in Boston, leading to a calamitous cacophony of nautical nuttiness. Subtitles: English. Starring: Dolores Hart Ernie Kovacs Robert Wagner Frankie Avalon Carolyn Jones. Directed by: Irving Brecher.
- Irving Brecher
- January 1, 1961
- 88 min
Gilbert helps skipper the ship to Boston, triumphing over such potential disasters as seasickness, fire, hurricane, and collision, but he is unable to halt the bank robbery itself.
Plot. Showing all 3 items. Jump to: Summaries (3) An odd assortment of criminals steals a mothballed Liberty vessel to use it as a getaway after a planned bank robbery in Boston. A bungling burglar, determined to go down in the annals of crime as a genius, steals a ship in New York in order to rob a bank in Boston.
