Dangers of the Engagement Period
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May 16, 2024 · The Ship of Lost Men 1929 1h 37m Drama List Reviews A marooned heiress is rescued by a passenger on a boat staffed by an assortment of dangerous characters.
- Maurice Tourneur
- Drama
TOP CRITIC. It's a terrifying premise and an even more terrifying sequence. I'll give the elder Tourneur credit even if I didn't care so much for the film overall—this part especially was...
This is a brooding, languorous portrait of a sailing ship with a wicked captain and a murderous crew. Just before the ship is due to sail to Brazil (from Germany), a voyage of three months, it is discovered that the first mate is missing.
Jul 11, 2010 · The Ship of Lost Men is a mediocre film with a great ending, and that’s a problem for me. First, because I try not to reveal endings (though I’ve never sworn anything to that effect); and second, because the ending of this film is both its salvation and the best summation of why it fails.
A young doctor gets stuck on a ship after treating an injured first mate. Later, he rescues a woman from plane wreckage, and with the help of the cook, he hides her away from the rowdy and dangerous crew.
- Maurice Tourneur
- Max Glass Film
Maurice Tourneur. Synopsis. Vela, cynical captain of a slow, decrepit sailing ship, sells passage out of Germany to fugitives. His crew are no angels either. Cheyne, a young American doctor...
Sep 24, 2012 · (Grapevine Video) 1929. 2 hrs. 1 min. Directed by Maurice Tourneur. Assistant to the Director, and Editor – Jacques Tourneur. With: Marlene Dietrich, Fritz Kortner, Robin Irvine, Vladimir Sokoloff, Gaston Modot.
