Dead Men Tell No Tales (1920)
Notorious pirate Joaquin Santos lives by the saying, "Dead Men Tell No Tales". He conspires with the prominent Squire Rattray to take over and plunder the Lady Jermyn, a ship carrying a considerable amount of gold, and then destroy the ship and kill its crew. Rattray, who is in love with Santos' daughter Eve, agrees to pick up the pirate, his crew and their loot on his private yacht after the deed is done. However, young George Cole, a passenger on the Lady Jermyn who is also in love with Eve, survives the attack and sets out to find her.
Director:
Tom Terriss
Writers:
George Randolph Chester, Lillian Christy Chester.
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Catherine Calvert as Eva Dennison |
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Percy Marmont as George Stevenson Cole |
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Holmes Herbert as Squire John Rattray |
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Gustav von Seyffertitz as Señor Joaquin Santos |
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Roy Applegate as Capt. Harris |
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Bernard Siegel as Braithwaite |
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Walter James as José |
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Manuel Santos 'Santos' as |
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India Wakara as Jane Braithwaite |
| Directing | Tom Terriss | Director |
| Writing | E.W. Hornung | Novel |
| Writing | George Randolph Chester | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lillian Christy Chester | Screenplay |
| Production | Albert E. Smith | Producer |
| Camera | Ernest Haller | Camera Operator |
| Editing | George Randolph Chester | Editor |
| Editing | Lillian Christy Chester | Editor |
| Crew | Albert E. Smith | Presenter |