Down to the Sea in Ships

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This whaling drama is most famous as the screen debut of Clara Bow (Bow had actually made one previous film, Beyond the Rainbow, but her scenes wound up on the cutting-room floor). Besides that, it is also solid entertainment, offering both the best (documentary-like scenes of a whale being gutted) and the worst (some scenery-devouring histrionics) that silent film had to offer. It's a period piece, taking place in a seaside town of the mid-1800s. Charles Morgan (William Walcott) is a Quaker who owns a successful...
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Overview

This whaling drama is most famous as the screen debut of Clara Bow (Bow had actually made one previous film, Beyond the Rainbow, but her scenes wound up on the cutting-room floor). Besides that, it is also solid entertainment, offering both the best (documentary-like scenes of a whale being gutted) and the worst (some scenery-devouring histrionics) that silent film had to offer. It's a period piece, taking place in a seaside town of the mid-1800s. Charles Morgan (William Walcott) is a Quaker who owns a successful whaling business. He has lost his son to the sea and is raising his tomboyish granddaughter, Dot (Bow). Morgan wants his own daughter, Patience (Marguerite Courtot) -- Dot's aunt -- to marry a Quaker whaler. Patience, however, is in love with Allan Dexter (Raymond McKee), the non-Quaker boy next door, who has just returned from school. Meanwhile, Jake Finner (Pat Hartigan) and Samuel Siggs (J. Thornton Baston) are plotting to get Morgan's fortune. Siggs, disguised as a Quaker, goes to work for Morgan and convinces him that he should marry Patience. Dexter, however, loves Patience so much he is willing to change both his religion and his profession to win her. He winds up on a whaling ship, captained by the wicked Finner, gets involved in the subsequent mutiny, and harpoons his first whale. Dot has stowed away on the ship because she has a crush on one of the boys (James Turfler) who is on the crew. Dexter returns home just in time to prevent Patience from marrying Siggs. Although Courtot spends most of her time merely looking pretty, there's a palpable chemistry between her and McKee -- they actually fell in love in real life and married. With her vivacious personality and natural acting, Bow (who looks far younger than her 16 years) steals almost every scene she is in. She obviously had star quality, even this early in her career -- something that did not go unnoticed amongst critics and filmgoers.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 6/21/2011
  • UPC: 842614100307
  • Original Release: 1922
  • Source: Grapevine Video
  • Presentation: B&W
  • Sound: silent
  • Format: DVD
  • Sales rank: 39,050

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Raymond McKee Thomas Allan Dexter
William Walcott Charles W. Morgan
William Cavanaugh Henry Morgan
Leigh Smith "Scuff" Smith
Marguerite Courtot Patience Morgan
Elizabeth Foley Baby Patience Morgan
Clara Bow "Dot" Morgan
Juliette Courtot "Judy" Peggs
Clarice Vance Nahoma
Curtis Pierce Town Crier
Ada Laycock "Henny" Clark
James Turfler "Jimmy"
Pat Hartigan Jake Finner
J. Thornton Baston Samuel Siggs
Capt. James A. Tilton Captain of The Morgan
Tom White Baby Tommy Dexter
Technical Credits
Elmer Clifton Director, Producer
Maurice E. Kains Cinematographer
Alexander G. Penrod Cinematographer
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