Verdict of the Sea
Verdict of the Sea | |
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Pathé Pictures | |
Release date | 14 November 1932 |
Running time | 65 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Verdict of the Sea is a 1932 British
Plot
Fenn, the domineering second officer of a merchant ship, is attempting to recruit an extra hand in the London docks for a voyage to Singapore but due to his harsh reputation he can find no volunteers. Eventually he manages to persuade a drunken, middle-class man who has apparently fallen down on his luck to sign on to the ship. Aboard ship the well-spoken "Gentleman" Burton attracts the interest of the captain's daughter Paddy who is curious at his mysterious past. This enrages Fenn who is desperate to marry her, despite her dislike of his rough manners, and he tries to bribe Burton to desert at their first port of call to remove a rival for her love. When Burton refuses to do so, Fenn arranges for local criminals to kidnap him, but is compelled by Paddy to rescue him, which he successfully does.
When the ship arrives at an island to take on supplies, the ship becomes embroiled in a plan by a group of British criminals living on the island to steal some
Cast
- John Stuart as Gentleman Burton
- Moira Lynd as Paddy
- Cyril McLaglen as Fenn
- David Miller as Captain
- Hal Walters as Shorty
- Harold Saxon-Snell as Myers
- Bill Shine as Slim
- Fred Rains as Martin
References
- ^ Wood p.73
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- Verdict of the Sea at IMDb