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Playboy number one

United States, 1937
film

Off-beat comedy, set aboard a cruise ship, revolving around a french teacher (Willie Howard), and his attempt to find a girlfriend. Cast includes Janet Reade,..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

Why rock the boat?

Canada, 1974
Similarity: 71%

Bon Voyage (Captioned)

United Kingdom, 1985
Similarity: 71%

Houseboat

United States, 1958
Similarity: 69%

The Cruise

Canada, 1966
Similarity: 69%

An Affair to remember (Captioned)

United States, 1957
Similarity: 69%

Show Boat

United States, 1951
Similarity: 69%

Born yesterday

United States, 1993
Similarity: 68%

Roustabout

United States, 1964
Similarity: 68%

Sissy-Boy Slap-Party

Canada, 2004
Similarity: 68%

Oh! What a night

United States, 1914
Similarity: 68%

Willie Mouse: sailor boy

United States, 1953
Similarity: 68%

To Have and Have Not

United States of America, 1945
Similarity: 68%

Guys and dolls

United States, 1955
Similarity: 68%

Celine and Julie go boating = Celine et Julie vont en bateau

France, 1974
Similarity: 68%

Breakfast in Paris

Australia, 1981
Similarity: 68%

I Was a male war bride

United States, 1949
Similarity: 68%

The Ladies man

United States, 1961
Similarity: 67%

Sea wife

United States, 1957
Similarity: 67%
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