''The Rescue'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code romantic adventure film directed by

Herbert Brenon Herbert Brenon (born Alexander Herbert Reginald St. John Brenon; 13 January 1880 – 21 June 1958) was an Irish-born U.S. film director, actor and screenwriter during the era of silent films through the 1930s. Brenon was among the early film ...

, and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. The screenplay was written by Elizabeth Meehan, based on the 1920 novel by

Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, ; 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Polish-British novelist and short story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language; though he did not sp ...

. The music score is by Hugo Riesenfeld. The film stars Ronald Colman and Lili Damita.

Cast

* Ronald Colman as Tom Lingard * Lili Damita as Lady Edith Travers *

Alfred Hickman Alfred Hickman (25 February 1873 – 9 April 1931) was an English actor. He was married to actress Nance O'Neil. He appeared in 35 films between 1914 and 1931. Selected filmography * '' Are You a Mason?'' (1915) * ''A Woman's Past'' (191 ...

as Mr. Travers * Theodore von Eltz as Carter * John Davidson as Hassim * Philip Strange as D'Alacer * Bernard Siegel as Jorgensen *

Sōjin Kamiyama Sōjin Kamiyama or just Sōjin (; 30 January 1884 – 28 July 1954) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1917 and 1954. He was the subject of a 1995 TV documentary by the Japanese film director Nobuhiro Suwa. ...

as Daman * Harry Cording as Belarab * Laska Winter as Immada * Duke Kahanamoku as Jaffir * Louis Morrison as Shaw * George Regas as Wasub *

Chrispin Martin Chris-Pin Martin (born Ysabel Ponciana Chris-Pin Martin Paiz, November 19, 1893 – June 27, 1953) was an American character actor whose specialty lay in portraying comical Mexicans, particularly sidekicks in ''The Cisco Kid'' film series. He ...

as Tenga

Preservation status

An incomplete print, missing one reel, is in the collection of the

George Eastman House The George Eastman Museum, also referred to as ''George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film'', the world's oldest museum dedicated to photography and one of the world's oldest film archives, opened to the public in 1949 in ...

film archive.''The Rescue'' at SilentEra
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''The Rescue'' at SilentEra
American black-and-white films 1929 films Films directed by Herbert Brenon 1929 adventure films 1929 romantic drama films Samuel Goldwyn Productions films Films based on works by Joseph Conrad Seafaring films American romantic drama films 1920s American films {{1920s-romantic-drama-film-stub

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