Victory (1919 film)

Victory
Victory
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Maurice Tourneur
Screenplay by	Jules Furthman
Based on	Victory; by Joseph Conrad
Produced by	Maurice Tourneur Productions
Starring	Jack Holt; Seena Owen; Lon Chaney; Wallace Beery
Cinematography	René Guissart
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures (as Paramount-Artcraft)
Release date	December 7, 1919;
Running time	62 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Victory is a surviving^[1] 1919 American drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Jack Holt, Seena Owen, Lon Chaney, and Wallace Beery. The film is an adaptation of the 1915 eponymous novel by Joseph Conrad. The screenplay was written by Jules Furthman.^[2]^[3]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[4] Axel Heyst (Holt), a strange and silent man, forms one friendship with a sailing man without any apparent resources, who rewards this charitable assistance by giving Heyst a half interest in coal deposits on a South Seas island. Difficulties arise which cause Heyst to return to civilization where he meets and rescues from her annoyers Alma (Owen), an abused member of a hotel entertainment company. He takes the young woman back with him to the island, quartering her in an abandoned shack. It is not in Heyst's nature to love, so there is nothing of sentiment in their relationship. A trio of fortune hunters led by Mr. Jones (Deeley), hearing tales of Heyst's valuable possessions, come to the island and attempt to take his treasure and the young woman. It is then when Heyst discovers his love for Alma. Heyst triumphs over his persecutors, and a happy ending results.

Cast

Jack Holt as Axel Heyst
Seena Owen as Alma
Lon Chaney as Ricardo
Wallace Beery as August Schomberg
Ben Deeley as Mr. Jones
Laura Winston as Mrs. Schomberg
Bull Montana as Pedro
George Nichols as Captain Davidson

References

^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Victory
^ "Progressive Silent Film List". silentera.com. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Victory
^ "Reviews: Victory". Exhibitors Herald. 9 (25). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 69. December 13, 1919.

External links

Victory at IMDb
Victory synopsis at AllMovie
Dialogue and commentary about the movie at silentsaregolden.com
Stills and commentary at Dreamland Cafe

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[1] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Victory

[2] "Progressive Silent Film List". silentera.com. Retrieved 3 April 2015.

[3] The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Victory

[4] "Reviews: Victory". Exhibitors Herald. 9 (25). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 69. December 13, 1919.

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v t e Joseph Conrad (works)
Novels and novellas	Almayer's Folly An Outcast of the Islands The Nigger of the "Narcissus" Heart of Darkness The End of the Tether Lord Jim The Inheritors Typhoon Falk Romance Nostromo The Secret Agent Under Western Eyes Freya of the Seven Isles Chance Victory The Shadow Line The Arrow of Gold The Rescue The Nature of a Crime The Rover Suspense
Short stories	"The Idiots" "An Outpost of Progress" "The Lagoon" "Karain: a Memory" "Youth" "Amy Foster" "The Secret Sharer" "Because of the Dollars" "The Tale"
Other works	The Inheritors (1901) Romance (1903) A Personal Record Last Essays
Adaptations	Victory (1919) Lord Jim (1925) The Silver Treasure (1926) Dangerous Paradise (1930) Sabotage (1936) Victory (1940) Outcast of the Islands (1951) Lord Jim (1965) The Rover (1967) The Duellists (1977) Apocalypse Now (1979) The Secret Agent (1992) Heart of Darkness (1993) Victory (1996) The Secret Agent (1996) Nostromo (1997 TV) Gabrielle (2005) Almayer's Folly (2011) Spec Ops: The Line (2012 video game) Hanyut (2014) Secret Sharer (2014) The Secret Agent (2016) The Young One (2016)
Related	Apollo Korzeniowski (father) Joseph Conrad's career at sea Joseph Conrad (ship)