High Seas (film) explained

High Seas
Director:Denison Clift
Producer:Denison Clift
Cinematography:Claude L. McDonnell
Music:John Reynders
Studio:British International Pictures
Runtime:72 minutes
Country:United Kingdom
Language:Sound (Synchronized)
English

High Seas is a sound 1929 British adventure film directed by Denison Clift and starring Lillian Rich, James Carew, John Stuart, Randle Ayrton and Winter Hall. While the film has no audible dialog, it features a synchronized musical score, singing and sound effects on the soundtrack.

The film follows a wealthy young man who falls in love with a sailor's daughter who saves him from a shipwreck. When he announces he wants to marry her, his family try to foil the match.[1] It was based on a story by Monckton Hoffe.

Cast

References

  1. Web site: BFI | Film & TV Database | HIGH SEAS (1929) . https://web.archive.org/web/20090114064928/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/36398 . dead . 14 January 2009 . Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk . 16 April 2009 . 7 January 2013.

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