The Wreck of the Hesperus (1927 film)

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The Wreck of the Hesperus
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Directed by	Elmer Clifton
Screenplay by	John Farrow Harry Carr
Based on	"The Wreck of the Hesperus" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Produced by	Cecil B. de Mille
Starring	Alan Hale Virginia Bradford Frank Marion
Cinematography	John J. Mescall
Production company	DeMille Pictures Corporation
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	October 31, 1927 (1927-10-31)
Running time	7 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Wreck of the Hesperus is a 1927 American silent film based on the famous poem. It was an early screenplay credit for later film director John Farrow.

Cast

Sam De Grasse as Capt. David Slocum
Virginia Bradford as Gale Slocum
Francis Ford as John Hazzard
Francis Marion as John Hazzard Jr.
Alan Hale as Singapore Jack
Ethel Wales as Deborah Slocum
Josephine Norman as The Bride
Milton Holmes as Zeke
Jimmy Aldine as Cabin boy (credited as James Aldine)
Budd Fine as First Mate
Slim Summerville

Preservation status

This film is now lost.

References

"Poem Utilized for Sea-Faring Screen Story". Los Angeles Times. July 24, 1927. p. 32.
"Severe Storm to Be Pictured in Maritime Film". Los Angeles Times. August 7, 1927. p. C8.
The Wreck of the Hesperus at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files:lost Pathe Exchange films – 1927
The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:The Wreck of the Hesperus

External links

The Wreck of the Hesperus at IMDb
The Wreck of the Hesperus at New York Times
The Wreck of the Hesperus at the TCM Movie Database
The Wreck of the Hesperus at Silent Era Films

v t e Films directed by Elmer Clifton
Her Official Fathers (1917) The Flame of Youth (1917) High Speed (1917) The Midnight Man (1917) A Stormy Knight (1917) Flirting with Death (1917) The Man Trap (1917) The High Sign (1917) The Flash of Fate (1918) Brace Up (1918) The Two-Soul Woman (1918) The Guilt of Silence (1918) Smashing Through (1918) The Eagle (1918) Winner Takes All (1918) Battling Jane (1918) Kiss or Kill (1918) The Hope Chest (1918) Boots (1919) Peppy Polly (1919) I'll Get Him Yet (1919) Nugget Nell (1919) Nobody Home (1919) Turning the Tables (1919) Mary Ellen Comes to Town (1920) Down to the Sea in Ships (1922) Six Cylinder Love (1923) The Warrens of Virginia (1924) Daughters of the Night (1924) Wives at Auction (1926) The Virgin Wife (1926) The Truth About Men (1926) The Wreck of the Hesperus (1927) Let 'Er Go Gallegher (1928) Beautiful But Dumb (1928) Virgin Lips (1928) Tropical Nights (1928) The Bride of the Colorado (1928) The Devil's Apple Tree (1929) Maid to Order (1931) Pals of the Range (1935) Cyclone of the Saddle (1935) Fighting Caballero (1935) Captured in Chinatown (1935) Rough Riding Ranger (1935) Rip Roaring Riley (1935) Skull and Crown (1935) Custer's Last Stand (1936, serial) Wolves of the Sea (1936) Wildcat Trooper (1936) Gambling with Souls (1936) Ten Laps to Go (1936) Death in the Air (1937) Mile-a-Minute-Love (1937) Slaves in Bondage (1937) Assassin of Youth (1937) The Secret of Treasure Island (1938, serial) Paroled from the Big House (1938) The Stranger from Arizona (1938) Law of the Texan (1938) California Frontier (1938) Crashing Thru (1939) Isle of Destiny (1940) City of Missing Girls (1941) I'll Sell My Life (1941) Hard Guy (1941) Swamp Woman (1941) Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942) The Old Chisholm Trail (1942) The Sundown Kid (1942) The Blocked Trail (1943) Days of Old Cheyenne (1943) Frontier Law (1943) The Return of the Rangers (1943) Boss of Rawhide (1943) Captain America (1944, serial) Guns of the Law (1944) The Pinto Bandit (1944) Spook Town (1944) Seven Doors to Death (1944) Gangsters of the Frontier (1944) Youth Aflame (1944) Dead or Alive (1944) The Whispering Skull (1944) Marked for Murder (1945) Swing, Cowboy, Swing (1946) The Judge (1949) Not Wanted (1949) Red Rock Outlaw (1949) The Silver Bandit (1950)

Films directed by Elmer Clifton

Her Official Fathers (1917)
The Flame of Youth (1917)
High Speed (1917)
The Midnight Man (1917)
A Stormy Knight (1917)
Flirting with Death (1917)
The Man Trap (1917)
The High Sign (1917)
The Flash of Fate (1918)
Brace Up (1918)
The Two-Soul Woman (1918)
The Guilt of Silence (1918)
Smashing Through (1918)
The Eagle (1918)
Winner Takes All (1918)
Battling Jane (1918)
Kiss or Kill (1918)
The Hope Chest (1918)
Boots (1919)
Peppy Polly (1919)
I'll Get Him Yet (1919)
Nugget Nell (1919)
Nobody Home (1919)
Turning the Tables (1919)
Mary Ellen Comes to Town (1920)
Down to the Sea in Ships (1922)
Six Cylinder Love (1923)
The Warrens of Virginia (1924)
Daughters of the Night (1924)
Wives at Auction (1926)
The Virgin Wife (1926)
The Truth About Men (1926)
The Wreck of the Hesperus (1927)
Let 'Er Go Gallegher (1928)
Beautiful But Dumb (1928)
Virgin Lips (1928)
Tropical Nights (1928)
The Bride of the Colorado (1928)
The Devil's Apple Tree (1929)
Maid to Order (1931)
Pals of the Range (1935)
Cyclone of the Saddle (1935)
Fighting Caballero (1935)
Captured in Chinatown (1935)
Rough Riding Ranger (1935)
Rip Roaring Riley (1935)
Skull and Crown (1935)
Custer's Last Stand (1936, serial)
Wolves of the Sea (1936)
Wildcat Trooper (1936)
Gambling with Souls (1936)
Ten Laps to Go (1936)
Death in the Air (1937)
Mile-a-Minute-Love (1937)
Slaves in Bondage (1937)
Assassin of Youth (1937)
The Secret of Treasure Island (1938, serial)
Paroled from the Big House (1938)
The Stranger from Arizona (1938)
Law of the Texan (1938)
California Frontier (1938)
Crashing Thru (1939)
Isle of Destiny (1940)
City of Missing Girls (1941)
I'll Sell My Life (1941)
Hard Guy (1941)
Swamp Woman (1941)
Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942)
The Old Chisholm Trail (1942)
The Sundown Kid (1942)
The Blocked Trail (1943)
Days of Old Cheyenne (1943)
Frontier Law (1943)
The Return of the Rangers (1943)
Boss of Rawhide (1943)
Captain America (1944, serial)
Guns of the Law (1944)
The Pinto Bandit (1944)
Spook Town (1944)
Seven Doors to Death (1944)
Gangsters of the Frontier (1944)
Youth Aflame (1944)
Dead or Alive (1944)
The Whispering Skull (1944)
Marked for Murder (1945)
Swing, Cowboy, Swing (1946)
The Judge (1949)
Not Wanted (1949)
Red Rock Outlaw (1949)
The Silver Bandit (1950)

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