The Sea Lion (1921)
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John Nelson (Hobart Bosworth) is a cruel sea captain who has harbored a grudge against humankind ever since his wife deserted him 16 years ago. When Tom Walton (Emory Johnson) is cast aside by his family for his debaucherous behavior, he takes a job as a deck hand on Nelson's whaling ship. The… More John Nelson (Hobart Bosworth) is a cruel sea captain who has harbored a grudge against humankind ever since his wife deserted him 16 years ago. When Tom Walton (Emory Johnson) is cast aside by his family for his debaucherous behavior, he takes a job as a deck hand on Nelson's whaling ship. The crew tries to mutiny when the water supply goes low, and Nelson single-handedly beats up the surly sailors. Tom is sent ashore to a South Seas island to fetch more water and discovers a young girl (Bessie Love) and an old man. Tom brings the two island dwellers aboard, where the girl experiences Nelson's cruelty first-hand. Tom and the girl escape, just as a menacing storm begins to form. Nelson reads the young girl's Bible and realizes the girl is his long-lost daughter by the woman who deserted him years before. He turns the ship around and tries to make a dramatic rescue before the storm's fury drowns the helpless couple. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- Rowland V. Lee
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
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Cast
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Hobart Bosworth
as Nels Nelson
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Florence Carpenter
as Florence
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Charles Clary
as Green
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Carol Holloway
as Dolly May
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Bessie Love
as Nymph
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James Gordon Russell
as Simmons
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Jack Curtis
as Bentley
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Emory Johnson
as Tom Walton
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Richard Morris
as Billy