Glenn Tryon has smuggled Mary Carlisle aboard the submarine, and the officers have ordered the men to find her. This incites fellow submariner Bobby Vernon into a competition with Tryon for Miss Carlisle's affection, in which struggle Shore Patrolman Walter Long gets involved.
It's the last on screen appearance of Vernon; neither did Tryon appear much subsequently. Both retreated behind the screen as writers, directors and producers. This effort shows why two such polished comedy veterans would do so; its start-and-stop pacing is caused by the fact that they and director Harry Edwards were veterans of silent comedy, and the imposition of dialogue, as well as a constant cranking speed, ruined their timing. They could and would figure out how to do better for performers more used to speaking, but their times had passed.
It's the last on screen appearance of Vernon; neither did Tryon appear much subsequently. Both retreated behind the screen as writers, directors and producers. This effort shows why two such polished comedy veterans would do so; its start-and-stop pacing is caused by the fact that they and director Harry Edwards were veterans of silent comedy, and the imposition of dialogue, as well as a constant cranking speed, ruined their timing. They could and would figure out how to do better for performers more used to speaking, but their times had passed.