The Isle of Lost Ships (1929 film)
| The Isle of Lost Ships | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Irvin Willat |
| Produced by |
Richard A. Rowland First National Pictures |
| Written by |
Crittenden Marriott(novel) Fred Myton(scenario, dialogue, intertitles) Paul Perez(dialogue, intertitles) |
| Starring |
Jason Robards Virginia Valli |
| Music by |
Cecil Copping Alois Reiser |
| Cinematography | Sol Polito |
| Edited by | John Rawlins |
Production company |
First National Pictures |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release dates | November 29, 1929 |
Running time | 9 reels; 7,576 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
The Isle of Lost Ships is a 1929 talking film released in an alternative silent version with a Vitaphone track of effects and music. It was produced by Richard A. Rowland and First National Pictures and distributed by First National. Irvin Willat was the director with Jason Robards, Sr. and Virginia Valli in the leads. It is based on The Isle of Dead Ships by Crittenden Marriott and is also a remake of Maurice Tourneur's now lost 1923 classic. This film is preserved at the Library of Congress.[1][2][3]
Cast
- Jason Robards - Frank Howard
- Virginia Valli - Dorothy Whitlock/Renwick
- Clarissa Selwynne - Aunt Emma/Mrs. Renwick
- Noah Beery - Captain Peter Forbes
- Robert Emmett O'Connor - Jackson
- Harry Cording - Gallagher
- Margaret Fielding - Mrs. Gallagher
- Kathrin Clare Ward - Mother Joyce/Burke (*as Katherine Ward)
- Robert Homans - Mr. Burke
- Jack Ackroyd - Harry
- Sam Baker - Himself
References
- ↑ The Isle of Lost Ships at silentera.com
- ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ↑ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress by The American Film Institute, c.1929
