S.O.S. (1928 film)

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S.O.S.
Directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
Written by Walter Ellis (play)
Produced by Julius Hagen
Starring Robert Loraine
Bramwell Fletcher
Ursula Jeans
Lewis Dayton
Production
company
Distributed by Allied Artists
Release date
December 1928
Running time
7,250 feet [1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

S.O.S. is a 1928 British silent adventure film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Robert Loraine, Bramwell Fletcher and Ursula Jeans. The film takes its title from the morse code distress signal S.O.S. It was made at Lime Grove Studios.

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The film marked director Hiscott's first move from comedy films, which he had begun his career making, into the straight dramatic films that would become best known for.

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