The Man Unconquerable
| The Man Unconquerable | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Joseph Henabery |
| Screenplay by |
Julien Josephson Hamilton Smith |
| Starring |
Jack Holt Sylvia Breamer Clarence Burton Anne Schaefer Jean De Briac Edwin Stevens |
| Cinematography | Faxon M. Dean |
Production company |
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Man Unconquerable is a 1922 American drama silent film directed by Joseph Henabery and written by Julien Josephson and Hamilton Smith. The film stars Jack Holt, Sylvia Breamer, Clarence Burton, Anne Schaefer, Jean De Briac and Edwin Stevens. The film was released on July 2, 1922, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]
Cast
- Jack Holt as Robert Kendall
- Sylvia Breamer as Rita Durand
- Clarence Burton as Nilsson
- Anne Schaefer as Duenna
- Jean De Briac as Perrier
- Edwin Stevens as Michaels
- Willard Louis as Governor of Papeete
Filming Troubles
From a period newspaper: "Famous Plea Fruitless. "Don't give up the ship." This time this was not the appeal of the famous Perry, but Clarence Burton's instructions, and he found them difficult to carry out, especially when the ship gave him up-by sinking. Burton, together with a gang of men who took the parts of pearl divers, was in command of a pearling tug in the new Paramount picture, "The Man Unconquerable." As usual, Burton was the villain. Jack Holt, the star of the picture, in an armed launch gave him battle. Presently the tug commenced to sink, faster than they had intended. "Stick to it!" yelled Joseph Henabery, the director, hurrying to get the close-ups. But before he could arrive on the scene the tug had gone under. The only close-ups he secured were of Burton and his pearl divers splashing about on the surface trying to remove their clothes so that they could remain afloat. One of the deck hands on the photographer's boat stood by with a boat hook to pull them out when they showed signs of going down for the third time. In order to ret a good "shot" of the sinking boat it was necessary to drag it by chains to shallow water at high tide and repair it at low tide. For four days a crew of laborers worked at the job; then they sat disgustedly on the beach while they watched the tug towed out to sea again and resunk -this time, properly and with due regard to the fans. " [3]
References
- ↑ "Man-Unconquerable - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ↑ "The Man Unconquerable". afi.com. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ↑ "Famous Plea Fruitless. Don't give up the ship."". Evening star (Wahsington, DC). Citing public domain text published before 1923. June 4, 1922. Retrieved February 15, 2015.