The Mutiny of the Elisnore is a 1920 American silent action-adventure film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Mitchell Lewis, Helen Ferguson, and Noah Beery Sr.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1914 Jack London novel The Mutiny of the Elsinore. An incomplete copy of the film survives at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[2]
| The Mutiny of the Elisnore | |
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| Directed by | Edward Sloman |
| Written by | Albert S. Le Vino (scenario) |
| Based on | The Mutiny of the Elsinore by Jack London |
| Starring | Mitchell Lewis Helen Ferguson Noah Beery Sr. |
| Cinematography | Jackson Rose |
Production company | C.E. Shurtleff Inc. |
| Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editAs described in a film magazine,[3] during a cruise of the Elsinore, Captain Nathaniel Somers (MacGregor) is assassinated and John Pike (Lewis) takes control of the schooner to provide an income for the skipper's son Dick (Casson Ferguson). The latter dislikes the sea, but Pike insists that he make the voyage to keep his obligations to Margaret West (Helen Ferguson), daughter of a former half-owner of the ship. Members of the crew are cut-throats, and mutiny at the earliest opportunity, giving Pike the fight for his life.
Cast
edit- Mitchell Lewis as John Pike
- Helen Ferguson as Margaret West
- Noah Beery Sr. as Andreas Mellaire
- Casson Ferguson as Dick Somers
- William V. Mong as Snoop Jenkins, aka The Rat
- Norval MacGregor as Captain Nathaniel Somers
- Sidney D'Albrook as Crimp Sherman
- J.P. Lockney as Jason West
References
edit- ^ "The Mutiny (1920)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "The Mutiny Of The Elsinore / Edward Sloman [motion picture]". Library of Congress. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "Reviews: The Mutiny of the Elsinore". Exhibitors Herald. 11 (7). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 102. August 14, 1920.
External links
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- The Mutiny of the Elsinore at IMDb
- The Mutiny of the Elsinore at AllMovie
- Lantern slide at IMDB.com
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