The Devil's Skipper

The Devil's Skipper
The Devil's Skipper
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Directed by	John G. Adolfi
Written by	Harry Braxton; Robert Dillon; Jack Natteford; Viola Brothers Shore
Based on	"Demetrios Contos"; by Jack London
Produced by	John M. Stahl; Roy Fitzroy
Starring	Belle Bennett; Montagu Love; Gino Corrado
Cinematography	Ernest Miller
Edited by	Desmond O'Brien
Production; company	Tiffany Pictures
Distributed by	Tiffany Pictures
Release date	February 1, 1928;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Devil's Skipper is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Belle Bennett, Montagu Love and Gino Corrado. It was based on a short story by Jack London.^[1]

Cast

Belle Bennett as The Devil Skipper
Montagu Love as First Mate
Gino Corrado as Philip La Farge
Mary McAllister as Marie La Farge
Cullen Landis as John Dubray
G. Raymond Nye as Nick the Greek
Pat Hartigan as Captain McKenna
Adolph Milar as Mate Cornish
Carolynne Snowden as Slave
Stepin Fetchit as Slave's Husband

Preservation

A print of The Devil's Skipper is in the collection of the Library of Congress.^[2]

References

Bibliography

Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

The Devil's Skipper at IMDb

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[1] Goble p. 736

[2] Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Devil's Skipper

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