The Isle of Lost Ships | |
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Directed by | Irvin Willat |
Produced by | Richard A. Rowland |
Written by |
Fred Myton (scenario, dialogue, titles) Paul Perez (dialogue, titles) |
Based on | The Isle of Dead Ships (1909 novel) by Crittenden Marriott |
Starring |
Jason Robards, Sr. Virginia Valli |
Music by |
Cecil Copping Alois Reiser |
Cinematography | Sol Polito |
Edited by | John Rawlins |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date
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November 29, 1929 |
Running time
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9 reels; 7,576 |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Isle of Lost Ships is a 1929 talking film released in an alternative silent version with a Vitaphone track of effects and music. It was produced by Richard A. Rowland and distributed by Warner Bros.. Irvin Willat was the director with Jason Robards, Sr. and Virginia Valli in the leads. It is based on the 1909 novel The Isle of Dead Ships by Crittenden Marriott, and is also a remake of Maurice Tourneur's now lost 1923 classic of the same name. This film is preserved at the Library of Congress.