South Sea Rose

1929 1h 9m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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A French girl raised in the south seas is brought to prim and proper New England by her New England born and bred sea captain husband. She wears short skirts and shocks the puritanical New Englanders in her new home with her wild candid ways...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lenore Ulric
Rosalie Dumay
Charles Bickford
Capt. Briggs
Kenneth MacKenna
Dr. Tom Winston
J. Farrell MacDonald
Hackett
Elizabeth Patterson
Sarah
Tom Patricola
Willie Gump
Charlotte Walker
Mother Superior

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Allan Dwan
Writers: Sonya Levien
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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97 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

ERA

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Directed by Allan Dwan, shot by Harold Rosson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Editor Harold D. Schuster 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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Lenore Ulric and Charles Bickford and Kenneth MacKenna carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0020437 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Allan Dwan directs. Harold Rosson behind the camera. Harold D. Schuster cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
297 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Allan Dwan, shot by Harold Rosson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Harold D. Schuster shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Lenore Ulric and Charles Bickford and Kenneth MacKenna carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0020437 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.