A Desperate Moment is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Jack Dawn and starring Wanda Hawley, Theodore von Eltz, and Sheldon Lewis.[1]
| A Desperate Moment | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jack Dawn |
| Written by | Coral Burnette Bertha M. Price |
| Starring | Wanda Hawley Theodore von Eltz Sheldon Lewis |
| Cinematography | Roland Price |
| Edited by | Joe Rock |
Production company | Banner Productions |
| Distributed by | Henry Ginsberg Distributing Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot edit
As described in a film magazine review,[2] while on a yachting trip with her father, Virginia Dean falls in love with Captain John Reynolds. The schooner is seized by bandit stowaways, who kill several crewmembers, and then set the elder Peter Dean and the remaining crew adrift, but hold Virginia and John hostage. The vessel catches fire and burns to the waterline and is abandoned, the survivors reaching a tropical island. While the gangsters reform, their leader Blackie Slade incites the island's natives to attack the party. Blackie is slain and the others are rescued by a passing steamer. John and Virginia are then united.
Cast edit
- Wanda Hawley as Virginia Dean
- Theodore von Eltz as Captain John Reynolds
- Sheldon Lewis as Blackie Slade
- Leo White as Percy Warren
- Dan Mason as Jim Warren
- James Neill as Peter Dean
- Billy Franey as Sam
References edit
- ^ Munden p. 182
- ^ Pardy, George T. (January 9, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: A Desperate Moment", Motion Picture News, 33 (2), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 192, retrieved January 8, 2023
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Bibliography edit
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links edit
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