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The Ship of Lost Men

1929·121 min

The Ship of Lost Men

Directed by Maurice Tourneur

DramaThriller

A young doctor gets stuck on a ship after treating an injured first mate. Later, he rescues a woman from plane wreckage, and with the help of the cook, he hides her away from the rowdy and dangerous crew.

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Marlene Dietrich

Ethel Marley

Capt. Fernando Vela

William 'T.W.' Cheyne - a young American doctor

Vladimir Sokoloff

Grischa - the Cook

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Maurice Tourneur

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The Ship of Lost Men (1929) is about a young doctor gets stuck on a ship after treating an injured first mate. Later, he rescues a woman from plane wreckage, and with the help of the cook, he hides her away from the rowdy and dangerous crew.

Who directed The Ship of Lost Men?

Maurice Tourneur directed The Ship of Lost Men (1929).

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