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- BFI identifier160479
- Date1911 (Copyright)
- Production countryUSA
- Production company
- SynopsisDRAMA. Moreland, a shipping merchant, agrees to the marriage of his daughter, Mabel, to Dick. Moreland forces the captain of the `Morocco' to sail despite its unseaworthy condition since the ship is so well insured. Unknown to Moreland, Dick signs on as a crewhand. The ship sinks. Moreland is guilt- ridden. No main title. Film out of order. Dick is taken on as a seahand by the captain of the `Morocco'. Moreland learns from the ship's papers that Dick is to sail on the `Morocco'. An hour before sailing, Dick gets two messages, one from Mabel (his sweetheart) asking him to meet her and the other from Moreland hoping to stop Dick sailing. Dick ignores the message from Moreland and meets Mabel. The ship sails with Dick aboard. The ship springs a leak and in spite of the best efforts of the crew begins to sink (293). Moreland writes a letter to Captain Henry Mayer of the `Morocco' telling him to sail (323). The betrothal party of Dick and Mabel. The captain arrives and drinks to their health. Dick is taken on board as a seahand (406). The betrothal party (416). The captain orders the crew to abandon ship. The crew drift at sea. Mabel waits for news. The crew is eventually washed ashore. Dick is the only survivor. Moreland learns of the wreck of the Morocco and is guilt-ridden (625). Incomplete. [Moreland cannot tell his daughter the truth and is driven to searching the seashore for survivors. He sees a vision of the crew as ghosts haunting him. Moreland returns to his office and is confronted by Dick. Moreland thinks Dick is a ghost and grovels for mercy. Dick leaves the office and finds Mabel. They return to her father's office and discover that he is dead. Mabel never learns the truth] (1000ft). Note: Main title on intertitles. (Shotlist)
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- Credits
- CastCharles Sutton (W.B. Moreland)
Mabel Trunnelle (His daughter, Mabel)
Richard Neil (Richard Manning [Dick])
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Title
The Doomed Ship (Original)
Seafaring Story (Acquisition)
Category
Fiction- +The Doomed Ship
Work - 160479 - 1911 (Copyright)
USA - Film - Fiction
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