Fred Huntley is released as ship's captain because he is too old. Despite his protests, and those of his wife, Anna Dodge, his command is given to a younger man. He is a brute who drinks and when the ship runs on the rocks, he panics.
The first thing I noticed was that Huntley seemed to be wearing more make-up than Karloff in FRANKENSTEIN. He was 48 when he made this and needed to look old. However he seems to have used stage make-up and facial prosthesis far too liberally.
Other than that, I found the movie to be decently performed with the moral that experience is worth a great deal. As I meander through my seventh decade, I find that comforting... but I always thought that old people had probably learned a few things through the decades.
They did without titles in this production; perhaps it was because I was looking at the Dutch version from the Eye Institute. Most of it is clear, although it took me a couple of minutes to make sense of the brief epilogue. Perhaps you'll catch on quicker.
The first thing I noticed was that Huntley seemed to be wearing more make-up than Karloff in FRANKENSTEIN. He was 48 when he made this and needed to look old. However he seems to have used stage make-up and facial prosthesis far too liberally.
Other than that, I found the movie to be decently performed with the moral that experience is worth a great deal. As I meander through my seventh decade, I find that comforting... but I always thought that old people had probably learned a few things through the decades.
They did without titles in this production; perhaps it was because I was looking at the Dutch version from the Eye Institute. Most of it is clear, although it took me a couple of minutes to make sense of the brief epilogue. Perhaps you'll catch on quicker.
