Saved from the Sea

1920 film

  • October 1920 (1920-10)
Running time
6,000 feet[1]CountryUnited KingdomLanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Saved from the Sea is a 1920 British silent crime film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Nora Swinburne, Philip Anthony and Wallace Bosco. It was based on a play by Ben Landeck and Arthur Shirley. It was made by Kellino for Gaumont British under the 'Westminster Films' brand.

Premise

In Cornwall a cardsharper and his heir frame a fisherman for the death of their jealous partner.[2]

Cast

  • Nora Swinburne as Nancy Brooks
  • Philip Anthony as Dan Ellington
  • Wallace Bosco as Peter Scalcher
  • Terence Cavanagh as Dick Fenton
  • Mary Saville as Mrs. Ellington
  • Cecil Calvert

References

  1. ^ Low p.443
  2. ^ "Saved from the Sea" in Denis Gifford, British Film Catalogue: volume 1: The Fiction Film

Bibliography

  • Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918–1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
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Films directed by W. P. Kellino


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