The Isle of Lost Ships (1923 film)
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The Isle of Lost Ships is a 1923 silent film adventure/melodrama directed and produced by Maurice Tourneur
and distributed by Associated First National Pictures. The film is based on Crittenden Marriott's novel The Isle of Dead Ships c.1909. The story was re-filmed in 1929 by director Irvin Willat
. Tourneur himself made a different story with similar theme called The Ship of Lost Men(1929) which had a young German actress, Marlene Dietrich
in the cast.
The 1923 film has long since been thought to be lost
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known as the Sargasso Sea
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Maurice Tourneur
Maurice Tourneur was an important international film director and screenwriter.-Life:Born Maurice Thomas in the Belleville district of Paris, France, his father was a jeweler. As a young man, Maurice Thomas first trained as a graphic designer and a magazine illustrator but was soon drawn to the...
and distributed by Associated First National Pictures. The film is based on Crittenden Marriott's novel The Isle of Dead Ships c.1909. The story was re-filmed in 1929 by director Irvin Willat
Irvin Willat
Irvin Willat was an American film director of the silent film era. He directed 39 films between 1917 and 1937. Early in his career Willat worked as a cinematographer on several films...
. Tourneur himself made a different story with similar theme called The Ship of Lost Men(1929) which had a young German actress, Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich was a German-American actress and singer.Dietrich remained popular throughout her long career by continually re-inventing herself, professionally and characteristically. In the Berlin of the 1920s, she acted on the stage and in silent films...
in the cast.
The 1923 film has long since been thought to be lost
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
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Cast
- Anna Q. NilssonAnna Q. NilssonAnna Quirentia Nilsson was a Swedish born American actress who achieved success in American silent movies.-Background:...
- Dorothy Fairfax - Milton SillsMilton SillsMilton Sills was a highly successful American stage and film actor of the early twentieth century....
- Frank Howard - Frank CampeauFrank CampeauFrank Campeau was an American actor. He appeared in 93 films between 1911 and 1940.He was born in Detroit, Michigan and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.-Selected filmography:* Fighting Caravans...
- Detective Jackson - Walter LongWalter Long (actor)Walter Huntley Long was an American character actor in films from the 1910s. He was born in Nashua, New Hampshire.-Career:He appeared in many D. W...
- Peter Forbes - Bert WoodruffBert WoodruffBert Woodruff was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 64 films between 1916 and 1931. He was born in Peoria, Illinois and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* Jim Bludso...
- Patrick Joyce - Aggie HerringAggie HerringAggie Herring was an American actress. She appeared in 119 films between 1915 and 1939.She was born in San Francisco, California and died in Santa Monica, California.-Selected filmography:* Daredevil Jack...
- Mother Joyce - Herschel Mayall - Captain Clark
Story
People and ships trapped in seaweed infested section of the southern Atlantic OceanAtlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
known as the Sargasso Sea
Sargasso Sea
The Sargasso Sea is a region in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by ocean currents. It is bounded on the west by the Gulf Stream; on the north, by the North Atlantic Current; on the east, by the Canary Current; and on the south, by the North Atlantic Equatorial Current. This...
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