''Captain Blood'' is a 1924 American silent adventure film based on the 1922 novel '' Captain Blood, His Odyssey'' by

Rafael Sabatini Rafael Sabatini (29 April 1875 – 13 February 1950) was an Italian-born British writer of romance and adventure novels. He is best known for his worldwide bestsellers: ''The Sea Hawk'' (1915), ''Scaramouche'' (1921), ''Captain Blood'' (a.k.a ...

. Produced and distributed by the

Vitagraph Company of America Vitagraph Studios, also known as the Vitagraph Company of America, was a United States motion picture studio. It was founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York, as the American Vitagraph Company. By 1907, ...

, the film is directed by David Smith, brother of Vitagraph founder Albert E. Smith. Early silent film hero J. Warren Kerrigan stars along with resident Vitagraph leading actress

Jean Paige Jean Paige (born Lucille Beatrice O'Hair, July 3, 1895 – December 15, 1990) was an American film actress of the silent era. Early years Paige was born in Paris, Illinois, and raised on her father's farm there. She developed a love for hors ...

, who was also married to Albert E. Smith.Progressive Silent Film List: ''Captain Blood''
at silentera.com

Cast

* J. Warren Kerrigan as Captain Peter Blood *

as Arabella Bishop *

Charlotte Merriam Charlotte Merriam (April 5, 1903 – July 10, 1972) was an American motion picture actress. Career Bessie Charlotte Merriam was the daughter of army colonel Henry Clay Merriam (1879-1955) and born in Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Her film car ...

as Mary Traill *

James W. Morrison James W. Morrison (November 15, 1888 – November 15, 1974) was an American actor and author. He appeared in 187 films between 1911 and 1927. Biography Morrison was born in Mattoon, Illinois, United States, on November 15, 1888. He went to th ...

as Jeremy Pitt * Allan Forrest as Lord Julian Wade *

Bertram Grassby Bertram Grassby (23 December 1880 – 7 December 1953) was an English actor. He appeared in more than 90 silent era films between 1914 and 1927. Grassby was married to American actress Gerard Alexander. He was born in Lincolnshire, England a ...

as Don Diego * Otis Harlan as Corliss * Jack Curtis as Wolverstone *

Wilfrid North Wilfrid North (16 January 1863 – 3 June 1935), also spelled Wilfred North, was an Anglo-American film director, actor, and writer of the silent film era. He directed 102 films, including short films; acted in 43 films; and wrote the story for ...

as Colonel Bishop *

Otto Matieson Otto Matieson (27 March 1893 – 19 February 1932) was a Danish actor of the silent era. He appeared in 45 films between 1920 and 1931. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and died in a car accident in Safford, Arizona. Filmography * '' ...

as Lord Jeffreys *

Robert Bolder Robert Bolder (20 July 1859 – 10 December 1937) was an English film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1912 and 1936. He was born in London and died in Los Angeles, California. In the early part of the 20t ...

as Admiral van der Kuylen *

Templar Saxe Templar Saxe (born Templer William Edward Edevein; August 22, 1865 – April 17, 1935) was a British-born stage actor, opera singer and silent film actor. In films, he usually was a character actor as his singing voice could not be used in silent ...

as Governor Steed * Henry A. Barrows as Lord Willoughby *

Boyd Irwin Boyd Irwin (12 March 1880 – 22 January 1957) was an English stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1915 and 1948, both silent and "talkies", including a starring role in Australian film ''For Australia'' in 1915. ...

as Levasseur *

Henry Hebert Henry Herbert (c. 1879 – 20 February 1947) was an English film, stage actor and producer, who became well known in the United States. Biography Herbert appears to have commenced his early career with Ben Greet's Company, and with Sir Fran ...

as Captain Hobart * Miles McCarthy as Capt. Caverly *

Frank Whitson Frank Whitson (March 22, 1877 – March 19, 1946) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1915 and 1937. He was born in New York, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California. Whitson performed in vaudeville a ...

as Baron de Rivarol *

Helen Howard Helen Howard was an American actress who appeared in a string of B-movie westerns in the late 1910s and the 1920s. Selected filmography * ''The First Auto'' (1927) * ''Quick Change'' (1925) * '' Captain Blood'' (1924) * '' Deserted at the Alt ...

as Mistress Baynes * Tom McGuire as Farmer Baynes *

Robert Milasch Robert Milasch (April 18, 1885 – November 14, 1954) was an American character actor in the Silent film, silent and Sound film, sound periods. He was 6 feet, 6 inches tall. Biography Milasch left his Smoke Mountain, Tennessee, home at age 9, ...

as Kent * William Eugene as Don Esteban * George B. Williams as Maj. Mallard * Omar Whitehead as Don Miguel * Muriel Paull as Mademoiselle d'Ogeron * George J. Lewis as Henri d'Ogeron *

Julie Bishop Julie Isabel Bishop (born 17 July 1956) is an Australian former politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2018 and deputy leader of the Liberal Party from 2007 to 2018. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Curtin ...

as Little Girl

Preservation status

A restored print was shown at the

Pordenone Silent Film Festival Le Giornate del cinema muto (referred to in English as Pordenone Silent Film Festival) is an annual festival of silent film held in October in Pordenone, northern Italy. It is the first, largest and most important international festival dedicated ...

in 2018.

Remake

In 1925,

Warner Brothers Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. D ...

was on the verge of taking over the historic Vitagraph Company. When Warners decided to remake '' Captain Blood'' in 1935 with

Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian-American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Olivia ...

, they would have owned the screen rights to the Sabatini novel which came as part of the Vitagraph buyout.

References

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