Q Ships (1928)
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The British silent Q Ships is set during World War I. The ships of the title are British war vessels, disguised as merchant ships to throw the Germans off guard. Much of the film is devoted to the war of nerves between British admiral Sims (J.P. Kennedy) and German U-boat captain Von Haag (Roy… More The British silent Q Ships is set during World War I. The ships of the title are British war vessels, disguised as merchant ships to throw the Germans off guard. Much of the film is devoted to the war of nerves between British admiral Sims (J.P. Kennedy) and German U-boat captain Von Haag (Roy Travers) as they square off in the English Channel. Originally titled Blockade, Q Ships was one of the biggest British moneymakers of the silent era (outside of the Hitchcock films of the period, that is). The film was reissued in 1932, with a music and sound effects score and a few dialogue sequences tacked on. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Geoffrey Barkas, Michael Barringer
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Special Interest
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Cast
- Johnny B. Butt
- Lionel D'Aragon
- Val Gielgud
- Douglas Herald
- Philip Hewland
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J.P. Kennedy
as Adm. Sims
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Roy Travers
as Capt. von Haag
- George Turner
- Charles Emerald
- Hugh Douglas
- Terence O'Brien
