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Ships of the Night
(1928) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / [?] 5812 or 5940? feet
Directed by Duke Worne

Cast: Jacqueline Logan [Johanna Hearne], Sojin (Sojin Kamiyama) [Yut Sen], Jack Mower [Dan Meloy], Andy Clyde [Alec], Arthur Rankin [Donald Hearne], Glen Cavender [Cransey], Thomas A. Curran [the police chief], Frank Lanning [Moja], J.P. McGowan [Motilla], Frank Moran [the first mate]

Trem Carr Productions production; distributed by Rayart Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by Arthur Hoerl, from a screen story by Frederick Nebel. Cinematography by Hap Depew. Film editor, John S. Harrington. Intertitles written by Arthur Hoerl. / No copyright registration. Released 27 November 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.

Drama.

Survival status: Prints exist [16mm reduction positives].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 15 November 2013.

References: Limbacher-Feature p. 221 : Website-AFI.

Home video: DVD.