Scarlet Seas
Scarlet Seas is a surviving[1] 1929 American silent romantic adventure film produced by Richard A. Rowland and distributed by First National Pictures. The picture was directed by John Francis Dillon. It starred Richard Barthelmess, Betty Compson, and a teen-aged Loretta Young. This film was released with a Vitaphone soundtrack of music and effects which survive. Originally, the film was presumed lost.[2][3][4]
| Scarlet Seas | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | John Francis Dillon |
| Produced by | Richard A. Rowland |
| Written by | Bradley King (scenario) Louis Stevens (intertitles) |
| Story by | W. Scott Darling |
| Starring | Richard Barthelmess Betty Compson Loretta Young |
| Music by | Karl Hajos |
| Cinematography | Sol Polito Frank Bangs (still photography) |
| Edited by | Jack Gardner Edward Schroeder |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 reels (6,337 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
- Richard Barthelmess as Steven Dunkin
- Betty Compson as Rose
- Loretta Young as Margaret Barbour
- James Bradbury Sr. as Johnson
- Jack Curtis as Toomey
- Knute Erickson as Captain Barbour
uncredited
- Shorty English as Sailor
Preservation status
The film was long thought to be lost. A print has been discovered in Italy at Cineteca Italiana.
References
- The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Scarlet Seas
- The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30, The American Film Institute, c. 1971
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Scarlet Seas
- Scarlet Seas at Arne Andersen's Lost film Files: First National Pictures 1928
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scarlet Seas. |
- Scarlet Seas at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Scarlet Seas at silentera.com
- Lobby posters of the film: #1,...#2
- Southseascinema.org a website devoted to island themed films
- Surviving Vitaphone track samples: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5
- Vitaphone Soundtrack Collection
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