After a nightclub hostess clobbers the boss and swipes his dough, women in the powder room must sneak her out before she winds up in the East River.

Sex Pirates of 1931 is a Sass Mouth Dames Production

Written and directed by Megan McGurk

Cinematography and editing by Shane McCormack

Lighting by Don Rorke

Sound by Colum Coogan

Sound editing and mixing by Thomas O’Mahony

Continuity by Sandra Godkin

Titles by Mot Collins

Starring:

Jennifer Breslin as Mae

Méabh de Brún as Lil

Hannah Lochhead as Sadie

Emily Brennan as Ruby

Conor Hughes as Fishcake

Sex Pirates of 1931 is an homage to the female comedy teams of the 1930s, such as Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell, Thelma Todd and Patsy Kelly, as well as the casts of the mighty Gold Diggers franchise. The title for my first film comes from Kiss Hollywood Goodbye, the memoir by screenwriter and novelist Anita Loos. When she wrote the script Red-Headed Woman for Jean Harlow, Loos referred to Harlow’s character as a ‘sex pirate,’ which is an apt description for a woman who turns the tables on a boss who expects a roll in the hay.

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