The Mutiny of the Elisnore (1920 film)
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The Mutiny of the Elisnore is a 1920 American
silent
action film
directed by Edward Sloman
and starring Mitchell Lewis
, Helen Ferguson
and Noah Beery Jr.. It is an adaptation of the Jack London
novel The Mutiny of the Elsinore
.
Cinema of the United States
The cinema of the United States, also known as Hollywood, has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century. Its history is sometimes separated into four main periods: the silent film era, classical Hollywood cinema, New Hollywood, and the contemporary period...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
action film
Action film
Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
directed by Edward Sloman
Edward Sloman
Edward Sloman was an English silent film director, actor, screenwriter and radio broadcaster. He directed over 100 films and starred in over 30 films as an actor between 1913 and 1938....
and starring Mitchell Lewis
Mitchell Lewis
Mitchell Lewis was an American film actor. He appeared in 200 films between 1914 and 1956. His best known role is Captain of the Winkie Guards in The Wizard of Oz, but he was uncredited. His lines were "She's dead...
, Helen Ferguson
Helen Ferguson
Helen Ferguson was an American actress later turned publicist.Born in Decatur, Illinois in 1901, she graduated from Nicholas High School of Chicago and the Academy of Fine Arts. Ferguson was a newspaper reporter before entering the motion picture field.It is thought she made her debut in films in...
and Noah Beery Jr.. It is an adaptation of the Jack London
Jack London
John Griffith "Jack" London was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone...
novel The Mutiny of the Elsinore
The Mutiny of the Elsinore (novel)
The Mutiny of the Elsinore is a novel by the American writer Jack London first published in 1914. After death of the captain, the crew of a ship split between the two senior surviving mates. During the conflict, the narrator developes as a strong character, rather as in The Sea-Wolf...
.
Cast
- Mitchell LewisMitchell LewisMitchell Lewis was an American film actor. He appeared in 200 films between 1914 and 1956. His best known role is Captain of the Winkie Guards in The Wizard of Oz, but he was uncredited. His lines were "She's dead...
- John Pike - Helen FergusonHelen FergusonHelen Ferguson was an American actress later turned publicist.Born in Decatur, Illinois in 1901, she graduated from Nicholas High School of Chicago and the Academy of Fine Arts. Ferguson was a newspaper reporter before entering the motion picture field.It is thought she made her debut in films in...
- Margaret West - Noah Beery Jr. - Andreas Mellaire
- Casson FergusonCasson FergusonCasson Ferguson was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 54 films between 1917 and 1928.He was born in Alexandria, Louisiana, and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...
- Dick Somers - William V. MongWilliam V. MongWilliam V. Mong was an American film actor, screenwriter and director. He appeared in 195 films between 1910 and 1939.He was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and died in Studio City, California.-Selected filmography:...
- Snoop Jenkins, aka The Rat - Norval MacGregor - Captain Nathaniel Somers
- Sidney D'Albrook - Crimp Sherman
- J.P. Lockney - Jason West