''The Wreck of the Hesperus'' is a 1927 American silent film based on
the famous poem. It was an early screenplay credit for later film director
John Farrow.
Cast
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Sam De Grasse as Capt. David Slocum
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Virginia Bradford
Virginia Bradford (born Ada Virginia Estes; November 7, 1899–October 30, 1995) was an American actress.
Biography
Bradford born Ada Virginia Estes in Memphis, Tennessee. She was a former reporter who worked as an actress in the late 1920s. Her ...
as Gale Slocum
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Francis Ford as John Hazzard
*Francis Marion as John Hazzard Jr.
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Alan Hale as Singapore Jack
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Ethel Wales
Ethel Wales (April 4, 1878 – February 15, 1952) was an American actress who appeared in more than 130 films during her 30-year career.
Biography
Born in 1878 in Passaic, New Jersey, Wales graduated from "Wisconsin university".
Wales had ...
as Deborah Slocum
*Josephine Norman as The Bride
*Milton Holmes as Zeke
*Jimmy Aldine as Cabin boy (credited as James Aldine)
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Budd Fine as First Mate
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Slim Summerville
Preservation status
*This film is now
lost
Lost may refer to getting lost, or to:
Geography
*Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland
* Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US
History
*Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...
.
The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:''The Wreck of the Hesperus''
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References
External links
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''The Wreck of the Hesperus''
at New York Times
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''The Wreck of the Hesperus''
at Silent Era Films
1927 films
American silent feature films
Films based on works by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
1927 drama films
Silent American drama films
American black-and-white films
Films about seafaring accidents or incidents
Pathé Exchange films
Films directed by Elmer Clifton
1920s American films
Silent adventure films
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