The Blood Ship

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Directed by George B. Seitz
Written by Fred Myton
Based onThe Blood Ship
by Norman Springer
Produced by Harry Cohn
Starring Hobart Bosworth
Jacqueline Logan
Richard Arlen
CinematographyHarry Davis
J.O. Taylor
Edited by Columbia Pictures
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • July 18, 1927 (1927-07-18)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Blood Ship is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Hobart Bosworth, Jacqueline Logan, and Richard Arlen. [1] It is based on the 1922 novel The Blood Ship by Norman Springer, which was later remade by Seitz as the 1931 sound film Shanghaied Love . [2]

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Plot

A disgraced sea captain signs on as a hand on a cargo ship, which turns out to be captained by the tyrannical man who ruined his reputation. The other crewmen have mostly been shanghaied aboard and are kept in line by the captain and his brutal first mate. The former captain begins to plot a mutiny to take control of the ship from their brutal regime.

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Preservation

The seventh and final reel of the film was thought to be lost until 2007. [3] [4] The final reel was ultimately found and the film was screened in its entirety on October 11, 2007. [5] The Blood Ship was preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in conjunction with Sony Pictures, in 2007. [6]

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References

  1. Hal Erickson (2012). "NY Times: The Blood Ship". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
  2. Goble p. 438
  3. "Progressive Silent Film List: The Blood Ship". silentera.com. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
  4. The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Blood Ship
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  6. "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.

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