Derelict (1930)

Director:

Rowland V. Lee

Writers:

Grover Jones (screenplay), Grover Jones (story),

Stars:

George Bancroft, Jessie Royce Landis, William 'Stage' Boyd

Cast

Cast overview:
George Bancroft	...	Bill Rafferty
Jessie Royce Landis	...	Helen Lorber
William 'Stage' Boyd	...	Jed Graves
Donald Stuart	...	Fin Thomson
Wade Boteler	...	Captain Gregg
Paul Porcasi	...	Masoni
Brooks Benedict	...	McFall

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

melodrama

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Taglines:

A Man-Wrecked Woman! A Ship-Wrecked Man! On the High Seas of Adventurous Love! A Paramount Drama

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Genres:

Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 November 1930 (USA)

Also Known As:

Orkan

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (MovieTone)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Over the Sea of Dreams"
Music by Jack King
Lyrics by Leo Robin

User Reviews

Jessie Royce Landis Sings

George Bancroft stars as a seaman who fights his rival (William "Stage" Boyd) over a Havana saloon singer (Jessie Royce Landis) who is trying to get to Rio.

But when Bancroft gets promoted to captain, sparks fly when the ship grounds in a dense fog. Bancroft is at first commended for saving the ship but is fired when they learn that Boyd sneaked the woman on board.

When Boyd ships out to Rio with Landis, Bancroft signs on with a banana boat and follows. In a raging hurricane (great sea storm effects) Bancroft commandeers the banana boat to help rescue the sinking ship Landis is on.

Bancroft is good as the rough sailor. Boyd (not to be confused with the other William Boyd) is OK as the rival. Landis, in her feature film debut) sings a couple songs and is quite good as the woman. She wouldn't make another film until 1949 and is best remembered for her "mother" roles in Hitchcock films of the 50s.