The Wreck of the Hesperus | |
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Directed by | Elmer Clifton |
Screenplay by | John Farrow Harry Carr |
Based on | "The Wreck of the Hesperus" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
Produced by | Cecil B. de Mille |
Starring | Alan Hale Virginia Bradford Frank Marion |
Cinematography | John J. Mescall |
Production company | DeMille Pictures Corporation |
Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 reels |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Wreck of the Hesperus is a 1927 American silent film based on the famous poem. It was an early screenplay credit for later film director John Farrow.[1][2]
Cast
[edit]- Sam De Grasse as Capt. David Slocum
- Virginia Bradford as Gale Slocum
- Francis Ford as John Hazzard
- Francis Marion as John Hazzard Jr.
- Alan Hale as Singapore Jack
- Ethel Wales as Deborah Slocum
- Josephine Norman as The Bride
- Milton Holmes as Zeke
- Jimmy Aldine as Cabin boy (credited as James Aldine)
- Budd Fine as First Mate
- Slim Summerville
Preservation status
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Poem Utilized for Sea-Faring Screen Story". Los Angeles Times. July 24, 1927. p. 32.
- ^ "Severe Storm to Be Pictured in Maritime Film". Los Angeles Times. August 7, 1927. p. C8.
- ^ The Wreck of the Hesperus at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files:lost Pathe Exchange films – 1927
- ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:The Wreck of the Hesperus
External links
[edit]- The Wreck of the Hesperus at IMDb
- The Wreck of the Hesperus at New York Times
- The Wreck of the Hesperus at the TCM Movie Database
- The Wreck of the Hesperus at Silent Era Films