The read
It runs a compact 1h 10m.
Synopsis
Accused of theft by Mabel Arthur's brother, Dick Halpin accepts the blame and runs away to join the Navy to save Mabel from humiliation. Later he is shanghaied with Lieutenant Breen by Captain Bilker and his henchmen. They endure cruel treatment until they finally escape and rejoin their ships in Santiago Harbor just as war is breaking with Spain. Dick is commissioned for his courage in the battle with Spanish warships; Mabel's brother confesses his guilt of the theft; and the misunderstanding between Dick and Breen over Mabel and Bessie Fleming is cleared up to everyone's satisfaction.
Ratings
TMDB8/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- David SmithDirector
Cast
- Earle WilliamsLt. Breen
- Alice CalhounMabel Arthur
- Cullen LandisDick Halpin
- Wanda HawleyBessie Fleming
- Dick Sutherland'Pig' Jones
- Bert ApplingMr. Thorpe
- Jack CurtisCapt. Bilker
- Charles MasonSawyer
- Martin Turner'Nigger'
Themes
lost film