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The Blood Ship
(1927) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels / 6843 feet
Directed by George B. Seitz

Cast: Hobart Bosworth [A. Newman], Jacqueline Logan [Mary Swope Newman], Richard Arlen [John Sheve], Walter James [Captain Angus Swope], Fred Kohler [Fitzgibbons, the first mate], James Bradbury Sr. [the knitting Swede], Arthur Rankin [Nils], Syd Crossley [Cockney Bouncer], Frank Hemphill [the second mate], Chappell Dossett [Reverend Richard Deaken], Blue Washington (Edgar ‘Blue’ Washington), Dave Wengren

Columbia Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Columbia Pictures Corporation [A George B. Seitz Production]. / Produced by Harry Cohn. Scenario by Fred Myton, from the novel The Blood Ship by Norman Springer. Cinematography by J.O. Taylor and Harry Davis. / © 7 July 1927 (at eight reels) by Columbia Pictures Corporation [LP24173]. World premiere, 16 July 1927 at the Roxy Theatre in New York, New York. Released 19 August 1927. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.

Drama.

Survival status: Prints exist [35mm positive, 16mm reduction positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Mutinies - Ships - USA: California: San Francisco - Water

Listing updated: 10 January 2025.

References: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb : with additional information provided by Michael Schuyler.

Home video: Blu-ray Disc.