The Storm Daughter

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The Storm Daughter
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Still with Dean
Directed by George Archainbaud
Written by Edward J. Montagne
Based onscreen story by Leete Renic Brown
Produced by Carl Laemmle
Starring Priscilla Dean
Tom Santschi
Cinematography Jules Cronjager
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • March 23, 1924 (1924-03-23)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Storm Daughter is a lost 1924 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Priscilla Dean. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Some sources claim Edward J. Le Saint and/or Colin Campbell as a co-director. [1] [2]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] a fishing boat in which Kate Masterson is sailing is run down by a schooner commanded by skipper Brute Morgan, a man with a terrible reputation. The young woman is rescued, forced to work, and ill-used by Morgan, who hates all members of her sex. In a mutiny the brutal but valorous skipper battles desperately against big odds, but is overpowered and put in irons. A violent storm breaks out and the captain is released to reassume command. The vessel sinks. Morgan and the young woman reach a desolate island. However, after all of these events, Morgan is a changed man and in love with Kate. She agrees to marry him.

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Preservation

The Storm Daughter is lost with a fragment existing at BFI National Archive. [4]

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References

  1. Progressive Silent Film List: The Storm Daughter at silentera.com
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893 - 1993: The Storm Daughter
  3. Pardy, George T. (April 19, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: The Storm Daughter". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 20. Retrieved November 10, 2022.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Storm Daughter