A lecherous ship captain becomes spiritually changed by a female passenger, not realizing she and her "minister" husband are really bank robbers..
Okay, so you're thinking about diving into something from 1931? The Sin Ship is a wild card. If you like your old movies a little grimy, with some surprisingly bold themes for the time, then yeah, it's worth a peek. But if you're looking for subtle performances or a plot that ties up neatly, you'll probably just get an...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Louis Wolheim
Edward LeSaint
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"Okay, so you're thinking about diving into something from 1931? The Sin Ship is a wild card. If you like your old movies a little grimy, with some surprisingly bold themes for the time, then yeah, it's worth a peek. But if you're looking for subtle performances or a plot that ties up neatly, you'll probably just get annoyed. This one's for the curious, not the casual. The film throws us right into the thick of it aboard Captain Hogan’s (Louis Wolheim) cargo ship. He’s a real piece of work, alway..."
Keene Thompson, Agnes Brand Leahy, Hugh Herbert
United States
