''The River Pirate'' is a 1928 American
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super- ...
directed by
William K. Howard and written by
Malcolm Stuart Boylan
Malcolm Stuart Boylan (April 13, 1897 – April 3, 1967) was an American screenwriter, writer, and founder of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.
Screenwriting
Boylan entered the entertainment industry as a stage actor while working as a newspap ...
,
Ben Markson
Ben Markson (August 6, 1892 – October 20, 1971) was an American screenwriter active from the very beginning of the sound film era through the end of the 1950s. During his 30-year career he was responsible for the story and/or screenplay of 45 f ...
and
John Reinhardt, based on the 1928 novel by Charles Francis Coe. The film stars
Victor McLaglen,
Lois Moran
Lois Moran (born Lois Darlington Dowling; March 1, 1909 – July 13, 1990) was an American film and stage actress. ,
Nick Stuart
Nick Stuart (April 10, 1904 – April 7, 1973) was an Austro-Hungarian-born American actor and bandleader. His career spanned five decades, during which he appeared in over 50 films, more than half of them features, as well as film shorts, ser ...
,
Earle Foxe,
Donald Crisp
Donald William Crisp (27 July 188225 May 1974) was an English film actor as well as an early producer, director and screenwriter. His career lasted from the early silent film era into the 1960s. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ...
and
Bob Perry. The film was released on August 26, 1928, by
Fox Film Corporation.
Cast
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Victor McLaglen as Sailor Fritz
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Lois Moran
Lois Moran (born Lois Darlington Dowling; March 1, 1909 – July 13, 1990) was an American film and stage actress. as Marjorie Cullen
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Nick Stuart
Nick Stuart (April 10, 1904 – April 7, 1973) was an Austro-Hungarian-born American actor and bandleader. His career spanned five decades, during which he appeared in over 50 films, more than half of them features, as well as film shorts, ser ...
as Sandy
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Earle Foxe as Shark
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Donald Crisp
Donald William Crisp (27 July 188225 May 1974) was an English film actor as well as an early producer, director and screenwriter. His career lasted from the early silent film era into the 1960s. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ...
as Caxton
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Bob Perry as Gerber
References
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1928 films
1920s English-language films
Fox Film films
1928 drama films
Films directed by William K. Howard
American black-and-white films
1920s American films
Silent American drama films
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