Donald Hearne flees Borneo and its island justice when he fears he has killed a man. Later his name is cleared and it is up to his sister Johanna to risk sea, pirates, and capricious fate as she makes way to bring her brother back home.
If you’re looking for a lost masterpiece of the silent era, keep looking. Ships of the Night is one of those movies that feels like it was made by people who had a very specific deadline and a limited supply of fake palm trees. It’s worth watching if you have a soft spot for 1920s melodrama or if, like me, you’ll watch...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Duke Worne
Victor Heerman
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"If you’re looking for a lost masterpiece of the silent era, keep looking. Ships of the Night is one of those movies that feels like it was made by people who had a very specific deadline and a limited supply of fake palm trees. It’s worth watching if you have a soft spot for 1920s melodrama or if, like me, you’ll watch anything that features Sôjin Kamiyama. If you’re looking for a tight, high-stakes thriller, you’re probably going to find this pretty tedious. It’s a completionist’s movie. The w..."
Frederick Nebel, Arthur Hoerl
United States
