The read
It runs a compact 1h 0m.
Synopsis
1860 ushers in the era of iron ships, Richard Sibley, a builder of wooden ships, stubbornly resists the change, which leads him to forbid the marriage of his daughter Rose to John Rhead, a proponent of the new method. This injustice outrages John's sister Gertrude so much that she breaks off her engagement to Sibley's son Sam. Meanwhile, John and Rose elope.
Ratings
TMDB8/10
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Key crew
- Paul ScardonDirector
- Louis SherwinWriter
Cast
- Lewis StoneJohn Rhead
- Alice HollisterGertrude Rhead
- Gertrude RobinsonEmily Rhead
- Harvey ClarkSam Sibley
- Mary AldenRose Sibley
- May FosterNancy Sibley
- Boyd IrwinArthur Preece
- Jack DonovanRichard Sibley Jr
- Correan KirkhamHonorable Muriel Pym
- Carroll FlemingThompson
- Lionel BelmoreRichard Sibley Sr
- Gerald PringNed Pym / Lord Monkhurst / Young Lord Monkhurst
Stills
Themes
19th century