The Sea Wolf (1920)
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Directors
George Melford
Cast
A. Edward Sutherland, Fred Huntley, James Gordon, Kamuela C. Searle, Mabel Julienne Scott, Noah Beery, Sr., Peggy Pearce, Raymond Hatton, Tom Forman, Walter Long
The story
As described in a film magazine, Wolf Larsen, the captain of the sealing steamer Ghost, is severely injured in a fight with his brother Death Larsen on the day he is set to sail. Following the wreck of a ferry boat, wealthy idler Humphrey Van Weyden and his fiancée Maud Brewster are rescued by Larson's crew. Wolf refuses to put the couple ashore and instead makes Humphrey the cabin boy.
Genres
drama film, silent film
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