S.O.S. (1928 film)
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Directed by | Leslie S. Hiscott |
Written by | Walter Ellis (play) |
Produced by | Julius Hagen |
Starring | Robert Loraine Bramwell Fletcher Ursula Jeans Lewis Dayton |
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Distributed by | Allied Artists |
Release date | December 1928 |
Running time | 7,250 feet[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
S.O.S. is a 1928 British silent adventure film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Robert Loraine, Bramwell Fletcher and Ursula Jeans. The film takes its title from the morse code distress signal S.O.S.. It was made at Lime Grove Studios.
The film marked director Hiscott's first move from comedy films, which he had begun his career making, into the straight dramatic films that would become best known for.
Cast
- Robert Loraine as Owen Herriott
- Bramwell Fletcher as Herriott
- Ursula Jeans as Lady Weir
- Lewis Dayton as Sir Julian Weir
- Andrée Sacré as Judy Weir
- Campbell Gullan as Karensky
- Anita Sharp-Bolster as Mme. Karensky
- Viola Lyel as Effie
References
- ^ Low p.455
Bibliography
- Low, Rachel. The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929. Routledge, 1997.
External links
Categories:
- 1928 films
- 1920s adventure films
- British films
- 1920s drama films
- English-language films
- Films directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
- British silent feature films
- Films shot at Lime Grove Studios
- British drama films
- British black-and-white films
- British adventure films
- 1920s British film stubs
- Silent adventure film stubs