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The Wreck of the Hesperus (1927)

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Film details

Featuring

Sam De Grasse Virginia Bradford Francis Ford
Director

Elmer Clifton
Country

USA
Year

1927
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Captain Slocum returns to land after a voyage to find his love has taken another man. He leaves for sea with his daughter and rescues th son of the man who stole his lover. Despite his best efforts to keep his daughter away from the young man, they fall in love.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Captain David Slocum
    
    Sam De Grasse
  - Gale Slocum
    
    Virginia Bradford
  - John Hazzard
    
    Francis Ford
  - John Hazzard, Jr
    
    Frank Marion
  - Singapore Jack
    
    Alan Hale
  - Deborah Slocum
    
    Ethel Wales
  - The Bride
    
    Josephine Norman
  - Zeke
    
    Milton Holmes
  - cabin boy
    
    James Aldine
  - first mate
    
    Budd Fine
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Elmer Clifton
  - Assistant Director
    
    Leigh R. Smith
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    De Mille Pictures Corporation
  - ©
    
    Pathé Exchange
  - Production Manager
    
    Harry Poppe
  - Supervision
    
    Harry Carr
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Harry Carr
  - Titles
    
    John Krafft
  - Story
    
    John Farrow
  - Suggested by the poem by
    
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  Photography:
  - Photography
    
    John Mescall
  Editing:
  - Film Editor
    
    Eleanor Hall
  Design:
  - Art Director
    
    Stephen Goossón
  Costumes:
  - Costumes
    
    Adrian

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