Sea Horses is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan and written by Becky Gardiner, James Shelley Hamilton, and Francis Brett Young. The film stars Jack Holt, Florence Vidor, William Powell, George Bancroft, Mack Swain, Frank Campeau, and Allan Simpson. The film was released on February 22, 1926, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2] It is based on the 1925 novel of the same title by British writer Francis Brett Young.

Sea Horses
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Directed byAllan Dwan
Screenplay byBecky Gardiner
James Shelley Hamilton
Based onSea Horses
by Francis Brett Young
Produced byJesse L. Lasky
Adolph Zukor
StarringJack Holt
Florence Vidor
William Powell
George Bancroft
Mack Swain
Frank Campeau
Allan Simpson
CinematographyJames Wong Howe
Production
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Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • February 22, 1926 (1926-02-22)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Sea Horses 1925 film advertisement

Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[3] a young American captain aids a beautiful young English woman to find her Italian husband, who has abandoned her and her child, in an evil African port. Her efforts at reconciliation refused, she returns to the captain, who loves her. The child is kidnapped by the father. There is a terrific fight. The captain and the mother and child escape, and the dissolute husband is wiped out in a tropical storm.

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Preservation

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With no prints of Sea Horses located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Hal Erickson (2015). "Sea-Horses - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "Sea Horses". afi.com. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "Descriptive Analysis of New Paramount Pictures: Sea Horses", Exhibitors Herald, 23 (13), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 91, December 19, 1925, retrieved December 19, 2022   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film survival Catalog: Sea Horses
  5. ^ Sea Horses at Lost Film Files:lost Paramount Pictures films - 1926
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