A Pacific Ocean steamer with a brutal captain, Peter Forbes (Noah Beery), and carrying a motley cargo of passengers, drifts into the Sargasso Sea and is ship wrecked on the Island of Lost Ships..
You should probably only watch this if you have a thing for really old movies or if you just like seeing how people in the 20s imagined a maritime nightmare. It is definitely not for anyone who needs fast pacing or, you know, high-quality audio that doesn't sound like it was recorded inside a tin can. 🐚 The whole th...
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"You should probably only watch this if you have a thing for really old movies or if you just like seeing how people in the 20s imagined a maritime nightmare. It is definitely not for anyone who needs fast pacing or, you know, high-quality audio that doesn't sound like it was recorded inside a tin can. 🐚 The whole thing takes place in the Sargasso Sea, which is basically a giant clump of seaweed where every ship that ever got lost ends up stuck together. It’s a cool idea for a set, even if yo..."
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