Toilers of the Sea (1923 film)

Toilers of the Sea
Toilers of the Sea
Directed by	Roy William Neill
Based on	Toilers of the Sea; by Victor Hugo
Produced by	Roy William Neill
Starring	Lucy Fox; Holmes Herbert; Horace Tesseron
Cinematography	Carlos Edwin Corwin; Giovanni Ventimiglia
Production; company	Community International Corporation
Distributed by	Selznick Pictures
Release date	July 21, 1923;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Toilers of the Sea is a lost^[1] 1923 American silent drama film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Lucy Fox, Holmes Herbert and Horace Tesseron. It is an adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel of the same title.^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] Captain Jean and his daughter Hélène live in an Italian fishing hamlet. Captain André persuades him to induce the villagers to invest their savings in a project to purchase trading vessels. André embezzles the money and hides it in the volcanic crater of Mount Etna. Sandro, in love with Hélène, trails André to the mountains. A fight takes place, André is killed, and Sandro takes the money back to the villagers. Hélène and Sandro then wed.

Cast

Lucy Fox as Hélène
Holmes Herbert as Sandro
Horace Tesseron as Captain Jean
Dell Cawley as Captain André
Lucius Henderson as The Priest

Production

Toilers of the Sea was filmed in Italy.^[4]

References

^ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)".
^ Goble p. 233
^ Pardy, George T. (12 January 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Toilers of the Sea". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (8). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 23. Retrieved 30 June 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Progressive Silent Film List: Toilers of the Sea at silentera.com

Bibliography

Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

Toilers of the Sea at IMDb

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[1] "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)".

[2] Goble p. 233

[3] Pardy, George T. (12 January 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Toilers of the Sea". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (8). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 23. Retrieved 30 June 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[4] Progressive Silent Film List: Toilers of the Sea at silentera.com

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v t e Films directed by Roy William Neill
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