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]
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
- Lucy Fox as Hélène
- Holmes Herbert as Sandro
- Horace Tesseron as Captain Jean
- Dell Cawley as Captain André
- Lucius Henderson as The Priest
Production
Toilers of the Sea was filmed in Italy.[4]
References
- ^ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)".
- ^ Goble p. 233
- ^ 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.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Toilers of the Sea at silentera.com
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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