Derelict
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Derelict

A Man-Wrecked Woman! A Ship-Wrecked Man! On the High Seas of Adventurous Love! A Paramount Drama

9.0 / 10 1930 1h 15mNR English
AdventureDrama

Storyline

Two rival seamen fight for both a promotion to a captaincy in their shipping line and the attentions of a Havana saloon singer. Sparks fly as they both try to out do each other in obtaining what they know their opposite is after. In the end they will need to work together in order to save the day.

Cast & Crew

George Bancroft

George Bancroft

Bill Rafferty

Lead
Jessie Royce Landis

Jessie Royce Landis

Helen Lorber

William 'Stage' Boyd

William 'Stage' Boyd

Jed Graves

Donald Stuart

Donald Stuart

Fin Thomson

Wade Boteler

Wade Boteler

Captain Gregg

Paul Porcasi

Paul Porcasi

Masoni

Brooks Benedict

Brooks Benedict

McFall

Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse

Driver (uncredited)

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rowland V. Lee's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
5.0
Every frame feels alive. Derelict is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker