Sailor Izzy Murphy

Sailor Izzy Murphy is a 1927 synchronized sound comedy-drama film released from Warner Bros. Pictures starring George Jessel, Audrey Ferris, Warner Oland and John Milijan. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process. The film was a follow-up to a previous film starring Jessel titled Private Izzy Murphy. The premiere was set for October 8, 1927, at Warners' Theater, two days after the premiere of The Jazz Singer, the first talking film (part-talkie) starring Al Jolson.

Private Izzy Murphy
Movie poster
Directed by	Henry Lehrman
Screenplay by	Edward T. Lowe, Jr.
Story by	Henry Lehrman Edward T. Lowe, Jr.
Produced by	Frank Shaw
Starring	George Jessel Audrey Ferris Warner Oland John Miljan
Cinematography	Frank Kesson
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	October 8, 1927 (1927-10-08) (US) (limited release)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Sound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles)

Plot

Izzy, a perfume vendor, is urged by Jake, his partner, to sell Monsieur Jules, a millionaire perfume merchant, their special formula, but the merchant is incensed to see his daughter's picture on Izzy's perfume bottles and gives him the bum's rush. Aboard Jules's palatial yacht, he receives from Orchid Joe notes threatening his life. Joe is a lunatic who hates people who destroy flowers, and he plans to kill Jules with the help of a crew of maniacs on the yacht. Izzy gets aboard by announcing himself as "Muscle-Bound Murphy," along with Jake, and they promise to help the millionaire and his daughter, Marie. When Izzy is assigned to kill Jules, he feigns great joy and induces Jake to stand in for the assassination, but they are captured by the crew. Through his cleverness, Izzy outsmarts the maniacs and attracts a rescue party, thus closing the sale and winning the love of Marie.

Cast

• George Jessel as Izzy Goldberg
• Audrey Ferris as Marie
• Warner Oland as Monsieur Jules de Gondelaurier
• John Miljan as Orchid Joe
• Otto Lederer as Jake
• Theodore Lorch as the first mate
• Clara Horton as Cecile

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)
• List of early Warner Bros. sound and talking features

Preservation status

No known film element, including the Vitaphone Sound-on-disc soundtrack, are known to exist, meaning it is currently a lost film.

External links

• Sailor Izzy Murphy at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Sailor Izzy Murphy at IMDb