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The Isle of Lost Ships is a 1929 talking film released in an alternative silent version with a Vitaphone track of effects and music. The picture was produced by Richard A. Rowland and distributed by Warner Bros. Irvin Willat was the director with Jason Robards Sr., Virginia Valli and Noah Beery Sr. in the leads. It is based on the 1909 novel The Isle of Dead Ships by Crittenden Marriott, and is also a remake of Maurice Tourneur's now lost 1923 classic of the same name. This film is preserved at the Library of Congress.
Original Release
10/16/1929
US Release
10/16/1929
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jason Robards Sr. | Frank Howard |
Virginia Valli | Dorothy Whitlock / Renwick |
Clarissa Selwynne | Aunt Emma / Mrs. Renwick |
Noah Beery | Captain Peter Forbes |
Robert Emmett O'Connor | Jackson |
Harry Cording | Gallagher |
Margaret Fielding | Mrs. Gallagher |
Kathrin Clare Ward | Mother Joyce / Burke |
Robert Homans | Mr. Burke |
Jack Ackroyd | Harry |
Directors
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jason Robards Sr. | Frank Howard |
Virginia Valli | Dorothy Whitlock / Renwick |
Clarissa Selwynne | Aunt Emma / Mrs. Renwick |
Noah Beery | Captain Peter Forbes |
Robert Emmett O'Connor | Jackson |
Harry Cording | Gallagher |
Margaret Fielding | Mrs. Gallagher |
Kathrin Clare Ward | Mother Joyce / Burke |
Robert Homans | Mr. Burke |
Jack Ackroyd | Harry |
Sam Baker | Native Tribeman |