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"A Man-Wrecked Woman! A Ship-Wrecked Man! On the High Seas of Adventurous Love! A Paramount Drama"

1930 1h 15m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 2

AdventureDrama

Synopsis

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Two rival seamen fight for both a promotion to a captaincy in their shipping line and the attentions of a Havana saloon singer. Sparks fly as they both try to out do each other in obtaining what they know their opposite is after. In the end they will need to work together in order to save the day.

“A Man-Wrecked Woman! A Ship-Wrecked Man! On the High Seas of Adventurous Love! A Paramount Drama”

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Cast

George Bancroft
Bill Rafferty
Jessie Royce Landis
Helen Lorber
William 'Stage' Boyd
Jed Graves
Donald Stuart
Fin Thomson
Wade Boteler
Captain Gregg
Paul Porcasi
Masoni
Brooks Benedict
McFall
Clarence Muse
Driver (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rowland V. Lee
Writers: Grover Jones
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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96 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rowland V. Lee, shot by Archie Stout. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor George Nichols Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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George Bancroft and Jessie Royce Landis and William 'Stage' Boyd carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A Man-Wrecked Woman! A Ship-Wrecked Man! On the High Seas of Adventurous Love! A Paramount Drama".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0020819 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Rowland V. Lee directs. Archie Stout behind the camera. George Nichols Jr. cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
296 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Rowland V. Lee, shot by Archie Stout. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor George Nichols Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6George Bancroft and Jessie Royce Landis and William 'Stage' Boyd carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A Man-Wrecked Woman! A Ship-Wrecked Man! On the High Seas of Adventurous Love! A Paramount Drama".
8IMDB entry: tt0020819 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.