The Mutiny of the Elsinore (1920 film)

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 byEdward Sloman
Written byAlbert S. Le Vino (scenario)
Based onThe Mutiny of the Elsinore
by Jack London
StarringMitchell Lewis
Helen Ferguson
Noah Beery Sr.
CinematographyJackson Rose
Production
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Distributed byMetro Pictures
Release date
  • October 1920 (1920-10)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

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As 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.

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References

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  1. ^ "The Mutiny (1920)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "The Mutiny Of The Elsinore / Edward Sloman [motion picture]". Library of Congress. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Reviews: The Mutiny of the Elsinore". Exhibitors Herald. 11 (7). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 102. August 14, 1920.
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