
Lloyds of London hires Jim Landers to investigate Captain Machen and find out whether or not he is scuttling his ships to collect insurance money. In order to avoid suspicion, Landers allows himself to be shanghaied aboard the Dorothy Low on her next voyage where he discovers the brutality of First Mate Erickson.


The cinematic landscape of 1920 was often dominated by theatrical melodrama, yet The Scuttlers, directed by J. Gordon Edwards (though frequently associated with the creative sensibilities of writers Paul Sloane and Clyde Westover), stands as a rugged outlier. It is a film that eschews the sanitized heroism of its conte...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

J. Gordon Edwards

J. Gordon Edwards
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"The cinematic landscape of 1920 was often dominated by theatrical melodrama, yet The Scuttlers, directed by J. Gordon Edwards (though frequently associated with the creative sensibilities of writers Paul Sloane and Clyde Westover), stands as a rugged outlier. It is a film that eschews the sanitized heroism of its contemporaries for a gritty, salt-sprayed exploration of industrial espionage and maritime ethics. At its heart lies William Farnum, an actor whose screen presence was defined by a form..."
Kewpie Morgan
Paul Sloane, Clyde Westover
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