Toilers of the Sea (1923 film) explained

Toilers of the Sea
Director:Roy William Neill
Producer:Roy William Neill
Starring:Lucy Fox
Holmes Herbert
Horace Tesseron
Cinematography:Carlos Edwin Corwin
Giovanni Ventimiglia
Studio:Community International Corporation
Runtime:60 minutes
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

Toilers of the Sea is a lost[1] 1923 American silent drama film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Lucy Fox, Holmes Herbert and Horace Tesseron. It is an adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel of the same title.[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[3] Captain Jean and his daughter Hélène live in an Italian fishing hamlet. Captain André persuades him to induce the villagers to invest their savings in a project to purchase trading vessels. André embezzles the money and hides it in the volcanic crater of Mount Etna. Sandro, in love with Hélène, trails André to the mountains. A fight takes place, André is killed, and Sandro takes the money back to the villagers. Hélène and Sandro then wed.

Cast

Production

Toilers of the Sea was filmed in Italy.[4]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29) .
  2. Goble p. 233
  3. Pardy . George T. . Box Office Reviews: Toilers of the Sea . Exhibitors Trade Review . 15 . 8 . 23 . Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation . 12 January 1924 . New York . 30 June 2022.
  4. https://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/T/ToilersOfTheSea1923.html Progressive Silent Film List: Toilers of the Sea