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Movie poster: Scarlet Seas (1928)
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Scarlet Seas

1928 · 70 min Romance Drama
2.7 / 10 · TMDB

A sea captain comes to rescue of a prostitute in Shanghai, who is being run out of town. He takes her aboard his ship and heads out to sea. Not long afterwards the ship sinks but the pair manage to get into a lifeboat before it goes under. They are later picked up by a passing ship, but it turns out that the crew had just mutinied against their captain and taken over the ship.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1928
Country United States of America
Genre Romance, Drama
Director John Francis Dillon
Runtime 70 min.
Rating TMDB: 2.7/10 (3 votes)

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The film constructs its drama on the contrast between romantic impulse and harsh maritime reality, using the elements as a metaphor for inner turmoil. It relies on the classic template of testing emotions through extreme circumstances.

What lingers after viewing is a sense of how fragile human connections become when faced with both natural forces and human treachery. The tension shifts seamlessly from stormy seas to a mutinous deck. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: John Francis Dillon

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Watch on a quiet evening, immersed in the atmosphere of nautical romance and peril.

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