Code of the Sea
{{short description|1924 film by Victor Fleming}}
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{{infobox film
| name = Code of the Sea
| image = Code of the Sea - poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = Victor Fleming
| producer = Adolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
| writer = Bertram Millhauser (scenario)
| story = Byron Morgan
| starring = Rod La Rocque
Jacqueline Logan
| music =
| cinematography = Charles Schoenbaum (as C. Edgar Schoenbaum)
| editing =
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1924|6|2}}
| runtime = 6 reels (1,840.38 meters)
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
}}
File:The Code Of The Sea Reel 4 - 1924.webm
Code of the Sea is a 1924 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Victor Fleming and starred Rod La Rocque and Jacqueline Logan.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/CodeOfTheSea1924.html Progressive Silent Film List: Code of the Sea] at silentera.com
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Rod La Rocque as Bruce McDow
- Jacqueline Logan as Jenny Hayden
- George Fawcett as Captain Hayden
- Maurice Bennett Flynn as Ewart Radcliff (credited as Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn)
- Luke Cosgrove as Captain Jonas
- Lillian Leighton as Mrs. McDow
- Sam Appel as John Swayne
- Charles Ogle as Superintendent Beasley
}}
Preservation
Prints of Code of the Sea survive in the Library of Congress collection as well as George Eastman House and UCLA Film and Television Archive.The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films:1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1416/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Film Feature Survival Catalog: Code of the Sea]Catalog of Holdings, The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.32 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
See also
- Godless Men (1920)
- Stormswept (1923)
- Rugged Water (1925)
- Sensation Seekers (1927)
- The Perfect Storm (2000)
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Code of the Sea}}
- {{IMDb title|0014782}}
- Grapevine Video's offering of the film for the first time on home video/DVD: [http://www.grapevinevideo.com/code-of-the-sea.html Code of the Sea]
- [http://www.nordicposters.com/p2/havets_lag_24.jpg Norwegian language lobby poster]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnmSdWGPdZI Code of the Sea](Youtube)
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Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Silent American drama films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:Films about the United States Coast Guard
Category:Films directed by Victor Fleming
Category:Surviving American silent films
Category:Silent American adventure films
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