was shown aboard HMS Prince of Wales during the voyage to Newfoundland, where Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Winston Churchill met to establish the Atlantic Charter. It was a favorite film of Churchill, who called it "A gay but inconsequent entertainment". The title is an allusion to the 1937 film Souls at Sea, starring Gary Cooper and George Raft. This was the last film to feature the once popular silent film comedian Ben Turpin, who has a small cameo as the cross-eyed plumber and died on 1 July 1940, less than two months after the film's release. It was also the last film for Harry Bernard, who died on 4 November 1940. "Saps at Sea" is referenced in the Ray Bradbury short story "Night Call, Collect", where a lone Earthman marooned on the abandoned Mars colony is described as watching this Laurel & Hardy film, among various media tapes with which he passes his time. References External links 1940 films 1940 comedy films American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films Films directed by Gordon Douglas Laurel and Hardy (film series) Films with screenplays by Charley Rogers Films with screenplays by Harry Langdon Films set on boats 1940s American films