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The Ship from Shanghai is a 1930 Pre-Code American action film directed by Charles Brabin and written by John Howard Lawson. The film stars Conrad Nagel, Kay Johnson, Carmel Myers, Holmes Herbert and Zeffie Tilbury. The film was released on January 31, 1930, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1][2] The September 14, 1929 issue of "Loew's Weekly" claimed that it was the first all-talking picture to be made entirely at sea, "a special yacht having been outfitted with sound-absorbent material, from the captain's cabin to the keel, for this purpose. This yacht will be demolished in the climactic episode of the film."
The Ship from Shanghai | |
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Directed by | Charles Brabin |
Screenplay by | John Howard Lawson |
Based on | Ordeal by Dale Collins |
Starring | Conrad Nagel Kay Johnson Carmel Myers Holmes Herbert Zeffie Tilbury |
Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
Edited by | Grant Whytock |
Music by | William Axt |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
On a yacht sailing from Shanghai to the United States carrying wealthy socialites, the sailors, led by a megalomaniac steward, revolt and take control of the ship.
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