Toilers of the Sea (1923 film)

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Toilers of the Sea
Directed by Roy William Neill
Based on Toilers of the Sea
by Victor Hugo
Produced byRoy William Neill
Starring Lucy Fox
Holmes Herbert
Horace Tesseron
Cinematography Carlos Edwin Corwin
Giovanni Ventimiglia
Production
company
Community International Corporation
Distributed by Selznick Pictures
Release date
  • July 21, 1923 (1923-07-21)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Toilers of the Sea is a lost [1] 1923 American silent drama film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Lucy Fox, Holmes Herbert and Horace Tesseron. It is an adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel of the same title. [2]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] Captain Jean and his daughter Hélène live in an Italian fishing hamlet. Captain André persuades him to induce the villagers to invest their savings in a project to purchase trading vessels. André embezzles the money and hides it in the volcanic crater of Mount Etna. Sandro, in love with Hélène, trails André to the mountains. A fight takes place, André is killed, and Sandro takes the money back to the villagers. Hélène and Sandro then wed.

Cast

Production

Toilers of the Sea was filmed in Italy. [4]

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References

  1. "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)".
  2. Goble p. 233
  3. Pardy, George T. (12 January 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Toilers of the Sea". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (8). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 23. Retrieved 30 June 2022.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. Progressive Silent Film List: Toilers of the Sea at silentera.com

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