Moran of the Lady Letty

Unrated

2/5/19221h 15m

Theatrical Release (US)

Overview:

Wealthy young man Ramon Laredo is abducted and put into service aboard a ship commanded by a none-too-scrupulous smuggler. When the ship encounters the foundering "Lady Letty," some of the Letty's crew is brought aboard, including Letty 'Moran' Sternerson, feisty daughter of the Letty's captain. Moran and Ramon have little use for each other, but when trouble erupts and the smuggler Captain Kitchell turns his evil eye on Moran, it is Ramon who comes to her rescue.

Director:

George Melford

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

ship
mutiny
san francisco, california
yacht

Cast

Rudolph Valentino

~ as ~

Ramon Laredo

Dorothy Dalton

~ as ~

Moran Letty Sternersen

Charles Brinley

~ as ~

Captain Eilert Sternersen

Maude Wayne

~ as ~

Josephine Herrick

Walter Long

~ as ~

Captain 'Slippery' Kitchell

George Kuwa

~ as ~

'Chopstick' Charlie

Cecil Holland

~ as ~

Pancho

William Boyd

~ as ~

Ramon's Friend at Homecoming

Charles K. French

~ as ~

Tavern Owner

George O'Brien

~ as ~

Deck Hand

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 11 month(s) ago
7
"Ramon" (Rudolph Valentino) is a spoilt little rich boy, bored of his life of banal glittering soirées with glamorous wallflowers. Shortly after we meet him, though, he is praying for that peaceable life after he finds himself coming to on a freighter carrying coal. This cargo was notoriously risky as it was prone to catching fire and producing a lethal gas and when, dead on cue, this happens - the cowardly crew abandon the ship leaving him behind. Luckily (or not?) the ship is soon boarded by another crew which leaves him and his surviving shipmate "Moran" (Dorothy Dalton) at the mercy of the ruthless "Capt. Kitchell" (Walter Long) who's aptly nicknamed "Slippery"! What we now realise is that the tomboyish "Moran" isn't actually a boy at all and as if that's not enough to pack into this barely one hour long feature, there's some treasure to be claimed too. Tempers fray and "KItchell" and "Ramon" look set for a bit of fisticuffs. I quite enjoyed this adventure film, if only because it shows Valentino in a more assertive role and Long is really quite effective, too, as the nasty creature who quite plausibly epitomised many of those jobbing sea captains who had scant regard for the laws of salvage or men! Dalton also turns in a plucky contribution and though it's all a little predictable, there are still some entertainingly staged scenes to keep it from sinking.