Shipwrecked (1926 film)

Shipwrecked
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Directed by	Joseph Henabery Douglas Dawson (ass't director)
Written by	Finis Fox (adaptation) Harold Shumate (scenario)
Based on	Shipwrecked by Langdon McCormick
Produced by	John C. Flinn
Starring	Seena Owen Joseph Schildkraut
Cinematography	David Kesson Dewey Wrigley
Production company	Metropolitan Pictures Corporation of California
Distributed by	Producers Distributing Corporation (PDC)
Release date	August 4, 1926 (1926-08-04)
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Shipwrecked is a 1926 American silent romantic adventure film. It was directed by Joseph Henabery, starring Seena Owen and Joseph Schildkraut. It is based on the play Shipwrecked by Langdon McCormick and was released through Producers Distributing Corporation. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Cast

• Seena Owen as Lois Austin
• Joseph Schildkraut as Larry O'Neil
• Matthew Betz as Captain Klodel
• Clarence Burton as Red Gowland
• Laska Winter as Zanda
• Lionel Belmore as John Beacon
• Erwin Connelly as Chumbley
• Alice Howell as the cook

Release

Shipwrecked premiered at Bard's West Adams on the theater's opening night: August 4, 1926. The cast was in attendance, as was Ben Hur screenwriter Carey Wilson who introduced the film. ^[4]

Edward Lorusso produced Shipwrecked for Blu-ray release in late 2025, sourced from a 16mm print held by the Library of Congress.

Preservation

Still with Schildkraut and Owen

A print of Shipwrecked is preserved at the Library of Congress at its Packard Campus. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. Progressive Silent Film List: Shipwrecked at silentera.com
2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Shipwrecked
3. Shipwrecked on Broadway, Wallack's Theatre, Nov.-Dec. 1924; IBDb.com
4. "Premiere for Bard's New House". Los Angeles Times . August 4, 1926.
5. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 164, c.1978 by The American Film Institute
6. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Shipwrecked

External links

• Shipwrecked at IMDb
• Lantern slide