(For the 1929 talkie see The Isle of Lost Ships (1929 film))
| The Isle of Lost Ships | |
|---|---|
 1923 theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Maurice Tourneur |
| Written by | Charles Maigne (scenario) |
| Based on | The Isle of Dead Ships by Crittenden Marriott |
| Produced by | Maurice Tourneur Productions& Ned Marin |
| Cinematography | Arthur L. Todd |
| Edited by | Frank Lawrence |
| Distributed by | Associated First National |
Release date |
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Running time | 8 reels (7,425 ft) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Isle of Lost Ships is a 1923 American silent adventure/melodrama film produced and directed by Maurice Tourneur. It was distributed by Associated First National Pictures.[1] The film is based on the novel The Isle of Dead Ships written by Crittenden Marriott around 1909. In 1929, director Irvin Willat, re-filmed the story.[2][3]
Maurice Tourneur himself also created a different film with a similar theme called The Ship of Lost Souls in 1929, featuring the young German actress, Marlene Dietrich in the cast.[4]
The 1923 version of the film is believed to be lost, and no longer available.[5]
Cast edit
- Anna Q. Nilsson as Dorothy Fairfax
- Milton Sills as Frank Howard
- Frank Campeau as Detective Jackson
- Walter Long as Peter Forbes
- Bert Woodruff as Patrick Joyce
- Aggie Herring as Mother Joyce
- Herschel Mayall as Captain Clark
Story edit
The story revolves around people and ships trapped in a section of the southern Atlantic Ocean infested with seaweed, known as the Sargasso Sea.
See also edit
- List of lost films
- The Lost Continent (1968). Also set in the Sargasso Sea.
References edit
- ^ American Film Institute Catalog: Feature Films 1921-30, p. 387, by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Isle of Lost Ships
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Isle of Lost Ships at silentera.com
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Isle of Lost Ships at silentera.com
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Isle of Lost Ships
External links edit
- The Isle of Lost Ships at IMDb
- L'lle des Naivres Perdus (The Isle of Lost Ships); allmovie.com
- Lantern slide for The Isle of Lost Ships...retrieved version from Wayback (archived)
- Consortium of advertisements for the film, lobby poster, slide, issue of Photoplay magazine
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