Storyline
Helen Salvia sets sail with her 4-year-old daughter for Panda, an isolated East African port, where she expects to join her Italian husband, Lorenzo, who deserted her a year after their marriage. Cochran, the burly first mate, and Harvey, the youthful third officer, openly vie for her favor, while Captain Glanville remains aloof. In Panda, Helen discovers that her husband has become a drunken derelict and returns to the ship, but Glanville is forced to buy her release from Salvia. Fearful of the implication, Helen returns ashore with her daughter, flees from Lorenzo's attempts to attack her, and is found by Glanville just as a typhoon breaks in all its fury. In regaining possession of the child from Lorenzo, the captain is wounded; and Cochran, covering their retreat, kills Lorenzo. Cochran pays for his daring with his life, and Helen is free to return to England with Glanville. It is considered a lost film.
Cast & Crew
Jack Holt
George Glanville
Lead
Florence Vidor
Helen Salvia
William Powell
Lorenzo Salvia
George Bancroft
Cochran
Mack Swain
Bimbo-Bomba
Frank Campeau
Senor Cordoza
George Nichols
Marx
AS
Allan Simpson
Harvey
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Allan Dwan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sea Horses is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
