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Vultures of the Sea (1928)

Genre : Adventure

Runtime : 3H 20M

Director : Richard Thorpe

Synopsis

When his father is falsely convicted and sentenced to die for a murder committed aboard ship, the man's son signs on as a crewman to discover the real killer and clear his father.

Actors

Johnnie Walker
Johnnie Walker
Frank Armstrong
Shirley Mason
Shirley Mason
Ruth Enright
Tom Santschi
Tom Santschi
Grim Hawley - Sea Captain
Frank Hagney
Frank Hagney
Bull Marlow
Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
Grouchy
Horace B. Carpenter
Horace B. Carpenter
(unconfirmed)
George Magrill
George Magrill
Joseph Bennett
Joseph Bennett
Deaf mute (as Joe Bennett)
Arthur Dewey
Arthur Dewey
Droop Johnson
Joseph P. Mack
Joseph P. Mack
(as Joseph Mack)
J.P. Lockney
J.P. Lockney
(as John P. Lockney)
Lafe McKee
Lafe McKee
Leo D. Maloney
Leo D. Maloney
Tom Mintz
Tom Mintz
Jack Perrin
Jack Perrin

Crews

Richard Thorpe
Richard Thorpe
Director
William P. Burt
William P. Burt
Writer
Wyndham Gittens
Wyndham Gittens
Writer

Posters and backgrounds

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