On the High Seas
1922 film by Irvin Willat
- September 17, 1922 (1922-09-17)
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On the High Seas is a 1922 American silent adventure film directed by Irvin Willat and written by Edward Sheldon and E. Magnus Ingleton. The film stars Dorothy Dalton, Jack Holt, Mitchell Lewis, Winter Hall, Michael Dark, Otto Brower, and William Boyd. The film was released on September 17, 1922, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2][3]
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,[4] while returning from East Asia, the ship S.S. Andren catches fire. Leone Deveraux is rescued by stokers Jim Dorn and Joe Polack, and the three cast off in a small boat. After three days, they sight a plague ship derelict, throw the corpses overboard, and make themselves at home. Joe desires Leone and one night during a storm attacks her, but she is rescued by Jim with whom she has fallen in love. Joe is then killed by a falling mast. The two lovers are rescued by a battleship and taken home. Leone, who is engaged to be married, loses trace of Jim until, on a day when she is on the way to the church, she is abducted by a masked man who turns out to be Jim. When it is revealed that Jim is actually a man of position and wealth, the two begin a happy relationship.
Cast
- Dorothy Dalton as Leone Deveraux
- Jack Holt as Jim Dorn
- Mitchell Lewis as Joe Polack
- Winter Hall as John Deveraux
- Michael Dark as Harold Van Allen
- Otto Brower as Lt. Gray, USN
- William Boyd as Dick Deveraux
- James Gordon as Captain of S.S. Andren
- Alice Knowland as Aunt Emily
- Vernon Tremaine as Maid
Preservation
With no prints of On the High Seas located in any film archives,[5] it is a lost film.
References
- ^ Janiss Garza (2016). "On-the-High-Seas - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- ^ "On the High Seas". afi.com. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: On the High Seas at silentera.com
- ^ "Tried and Proved Pictures: On the High Seas". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (7). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 36. January 12, 1924. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: On the High Seas
External links
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Films directed by Irvin Willat
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- The Law of the North (1918)
- The False Faces (1919)
- Rustling a Bride (1919)
- A Daughter of the Wolf (1919)
- The Grim Game (1919)
- Behind the Door (1919)
- Below the Surface (1920)
- Down Home (1920)
- Fifty Candles (1921)
- The Face of the World (1921)
- The Siren Call (1922)
- On the High Seas (1922)
- Pawned (1922)
- All the Brothers Were Valiant (1923)
- Fog Bound (1923)
- Three Miles Out (1924)
- The Heritage of the Desert (1924)
- Wanderer of the Wasteland (1924)
- The Story Without a Name (1924)
- North of 36 (1924)
- The Air Mail (1925)
- Rugged Water (1925)
- The Ancient Highway (1925)
- The Enchanted Hill (1926)
- Paradise (1926)
- Back to God's Country (1927)
- The Cavalier (1928)
- The Michigan Kid (1928)
- The Isle of Lost Ships (1929)
- Old Louisiana (1937)
- Luck of Roaring Camp (1937)
- Under Strange Flags (1937)
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