Sons of the Seas (1926), is a

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...

which is mostly known for being the first film filmed in Malta in

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. The major reason why this and three other films from the interwar era were filmed on Malta was because of the presence of the Admiralty there. The fictitious Sons of the Sea tells the tale of two young men who join the Navy. The film is archived at the

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, where only four out of six films remain. The film was set to be screened by both the Malta Film Commission and

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1926 films British silent films Films shot in Malta