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Pirates pray on the sleeping Navy as the crew of HMS Hopeless pay the price of night starvation.
Advert 1937 7 mins
Overview
George Pal’s ‘puppet pirates’ rule the waves and prey on a sleeping Navy. After a close shave the weary crew of HMS Hopeless transform themselves into the good ship HMS Hopeful as the virtues of Horlicks are explained. Our revitalised heroes pursue their attackers and night starvation becomes a thing of the past.
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