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Moran of the Lady Letty

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6.5/10 • 7

1922-02-051h 15m

Adventure

Wealthy young man Ramon Laredo is abducted and put into service aboard a ship commanded by a none-too-scrupulous smuggler. When the ship encounters the foundering "Lady Letty," some of the Letty's crew is brought aboard, including Letty 'Moran' Sternerson, feisty daughter of the Letty's captain. Moran and Ramon have little use for each other, but when trouble erupts and the smuggler Captain Kitchell turns his evil eye on Moran, it is Ramon who comes to her rescue.

Directors
George Melford

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Rudolph Valentino

    Rudolph Valentino

    Ramon Laredo

  2. Dorothy Dalton

    Dorothy Dalton

    Moran Letty Sternersen

  3. Charles Brinley

    Charles Brinley

    Captain Eilert Sternersen

  4. Maude Wayne

    Maude Wayne

    Josephine Herrick

  5. Walter Long

    Walter Long

    Captain 'Slippery' Kitchell

  6. George Kuwa

    George Kuwa

    'Chopstick' Charlie

  7. Cecil Holland

    Cecil Holland

    Pancho

  8. William Boyd

    William Boyd

    Ramon's Friend at Homecoming

  9. Charles K. French

    Charles K. French

    Tavern Owner

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CinemaSerf

Jul 25, 2024

7/10

"Ramon" (Rudolph Valentino) is a spoilt little rich boy, bored of his life of banal glittering soirées with glamorous wallflowers. Shortly after we meet him, though, he is praying for that peaceable life after he finds himself coming to on a freighter carrying coal. This cargo was notoriously risky as it was prone to catching fire and producing a lethal gas and when, dead on cue, this happens - the cowardly crew abandon the ship leaving him behind. Luckily (or not?) the ship is soon boarded by another crew which leaves him and his surviving shipmate "Moran" (Dorothy Dalton) at the mercy of the ruthless "Capt. Kitchell" (Walter Long) who's aptly nicknamed "Slippery"! What we now realise is that the tomboyish "Moran" isn't actually a boy at all and as if that's not enough to pack into this barely one hour long feature, there's some treasure to be claimed too. Tempers fray and "KItchell" and "Ramon" look set for a bit of fisticuffs. I quite enjoyed this adventure film, if only because it shows Valentino in a more assertive role and Long is really quite effective, too, as the nasty creature who quite plausibly epitomised many of those jobbing sea captains who had scant regard for the laws of salvage or men! Dalton also turns in a plucky contribution and though it's all a little predictable, there are still some entertainingly staged scenes to keep it from sinking.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
shipmutinysan francisco, californiayacht