The Wreck of the Hesperus (1927 film) explained

The Wreck of the Hesperus
Director:	Elmer Clifton
Producer:	Cecil B. de Mille
Screenplay:	John Farrow Harry Carr
Based On:	"The Wreck of the Hesperus" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Starring:	Alan Hale Virginia Bradford Frank Marion
Cinematography:	John J. Mescall
Studio:	DeMille Pictures Corporation
Distributor:	Pathé Exchange
Runtime:	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.^{[1] [2]}

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.^{[3] [4]}

External links

• • The Wreck of the Hesperus at New York Times
  • The Wreck of the Hesperus at Silent Era Films

Notes and References

1. News: Poem Utilized for Sea-Faring Screen Story. Los Angeles Times. July 24, 1927. 32.
2. News: Severe Storm to Be Pictured in Maritime Film. Los Angeles Times. Aug 7, 1927. C8.
3. http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arnepathefilms.html The Wreck of the Hesperus at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files:lost Pathe Exchange films – 1927
4. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.10852/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:The Wreck of the Hesperus