The Isle of Lost Ships
(1923) United States of America
B&W : Eight reels / 7425 feet
Directed by Maurice Tourneur
Cast: Anna Q. Nilsson [Dorothy Fairfax], Milton Sills [Frank Howard], Frank Campeau [Detective Jackson], Walter Long [Peter Forbes], Bert Woodruff [Patrick Joyce], Aggie Herring [Mother Joyce], Herschel Mayall [Captain Clark], Dorothy Giraci [a little girl]
Maurice Tourneur Productions, Incorporated, production; distributed by Associated First National Pictures, Incorporated [A Maurice Tourneur Production; A First National Picture]. / Produced by Ned Marin. Scenario by Charles Maigne, from the novel The Isle of Dead Ships by Crittenden Marriott. Set design by Milton Menasco. Assistant director, Scott R. Beal. Cinematography by Arthur Todd. Film editor, Frank Lawrence. Presented by M.C. Levee. / © 13 March 1923 by Maurice Tourneur Productions, Incorporated [LP18766]. Released [?] 18 or 19? March 1923. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Working title: The Isle of Dead Ships. The novel was subsequently filmed as The Isle of Lost Ships (1929).
Drama: Mystery.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 20 April 2024.
References: Bardèche-History p. 111; Everson-American p. 182d; Sherwood-Best p. 172 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.
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