Drama · United States of America · 1928 · 58m

The Devil's Skipper

The Devil's Skipper poster
Director
John G. Adolfi
Cast
Belle Bennett as The Devil Skipper Montagu Love as First Mate Gino Corrado as Philip La Farge Mary McAllister as Marie La Farge Cullen Landis as John Dubray G. Raymond Nye as Nick the Greek
Crew
Ernest Miller — Director of Photography Harry Braxton — Writer Robert Dillon — Writer Viola Brothers Shore — Writer Jack Natteford — Writer
Synopsis

The Devil's Skipper was based on Demetrios Contos, a seafaring yarn by Jack London. Effectively cast against type, Belle Bennett plays a wronged woman who becomes the most brutal and feared slave-ship captain on the Seven Seas.

Mood & Themes
short film
Key Collaborators
John G. Adolfi Director Ernest Miller Director of Photography Harry Braxton Writer Robert Dillon Writer Viola Brothers Shore Writer Jack Natteford Writer
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