The Wreck of the Hesperus (1948 film)

The Wreck of the Hesperus
Directed byJohn Hoffman
Written byAubrey Wisberg
Edward Huebsch
Based onthe poem The Wreck of the Hesperus, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Produced byWallace MacDonald
StarringWillard Parker
Edgar Buchanan
Patricia Barry
CinematographyAllen G. Siegler
Edited byJames Sweeney
Music byMichael Bakaleinikoff
Production
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Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • February 5, 1948 (1948-02-05)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Wreck of the Hesperus is a 1948 American adventure film directed by John Hoffman and starring Willard Parker, Edgar Buchanan and Patricia Barry. It was produced by silent film actor Wallace MacDonald in association with Columbia Pictures, which also distributed the film.[1] It is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.[2]

Plot

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Captain John McReady loses his ship in a storm when he is misled by a fake channel light. With no shipowner willing to give him another command, he accepts a job offered by George Lockhart, managing a salvaging warehouse. It turns out, however, that Lockhart is the man responsible for wrecking McReady's ship and others.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..The Wreck of the Hesperus
  2. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p.212 c.1978 the American Film Institute
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