Saved from the Sea
1920 film by W. P. Kellino
Saved from the Sea is a 1920 British silent crime film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Nora Swinburne, Philip Anthony and Wallace Bosco. It was based on a play by Ben Landeck and Arthur Shirley. It was made by Kellino for Gaumont British under the 'Westminster Films' brand.
Premise
In Cornwall a cardsharper and his heir frame a fisherman for the death of their jealous partner.
Cast
Nora Swinburne as Nancy Brooks
Philip Anthony as Dan Ellington
Wallace Bosco as Peter Scalcher
Terence Cavanagh as Dick Fenton
Mary Saville as Mrs. Ellington
Cecil Calvert
References
Bibliography
Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918–1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
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