S.O.S. Perils of the Sea
{{short description|1925 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = S.O.S. Perils of the Sea
| image = S.O.S. Perils of the Sea (1925) - 1.jpg
| caption = Advertisement
| director = James P. Hogan
| producer =
| writer = Tom J. Hopkins
| starring = Elaine Hammerstein
| music =
| cinematography = George Meehan
| editing =
| distributor = Columbia Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1925|11|1}}
| runtime = 6 reels
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
}}
S.O.S. Perils of the Sea is a 1925 American silent action drama film featuring Elaine Hammerstein, directed by James P. Hogan, and released through Columbia Pictures.{{Cite book |title=The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States |last1=Munden |first1=Kenneth W. |year=1997 |publisher=University of California Press |location=Oakland, CA |isbn=9780520209695 |page=673 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rlLbRAPOgP0C&pg=PA673 }}[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/S/SOSPerilsOfTheSea1925.html Progressive Silent Film List: S.O.S. Perils of the Sea] at silentera.com
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,{{cite journal |last= |first= |title=New Pictures: S.O.S. Perils of the Sea |journal=Exhibitors Herald |volume=24 |issue=3 |pages=81 |publisher=Exhibitors Herald Co. |date=2 January 1926 |location=Chicago |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald24unse/page/n522/mode/1up |accessdate=27 January 2023}} {{Source-attribution}} Rose is a girl who is saved from a torpedoed liner and adopted by two young fishermen, brothers Ralph and Jim, both of whom fall in love with her when she grows older. The young woman is an heiress but does not know it. One of the brothers is aware that a large sum has been willed to the woman and he resolves that she shall be his wife. Later, the three members of the love triangle are trapped on a burning steamer. The brother who wishes to obtain the money is drowned, but the other brother and Rose escape and are wed.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Elaine Hammerstein as Madame La Coeur / Rose La Coeur
- Robert Ellis as Ralph Seldon
- Billy Franey as Pete (credited as William Franey)
- Pat Harmon as Jim Sheldon
- Jean O'Rourke as Rose, as a child
- Frank Alexander as Cook
- J. C. Fowler as Andrew Carson
}}
Production
The film is shot in black-and-white film, but includes a hand-colored shipwreck sequence.
Preservation
A print of S.O.S. Perils of the Sea is in the Library of Congress collection.[http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.8858/default.html Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: S.O.S. Perils of the Sea]
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|tt0016305|S.O.S. Perils of the Sea}}
{{James P. Hogan}}
Category:American silent feature films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by James Patrick Hogan
Category:English-language drama films
Category:Columbia Pictures films
Category:Silent American drama films
Category:1920s English-language films
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