Eight Bells (film)

Eight Bells
Eight Bells
	French poster
Directed by	Roy William Neill
Written by	Ethel Hill; Bruce Manning; John Wexley ;
Based on	Eight Bells by Percy G. Mandley
Produced by	J. G. Bachmann
Starring	Ann Sothern; Ralph Bellamy; Catherine Doucet;
Cinematography	Joseph Walker
Edited by	Gene Havlick
Music by	Howard Jackson
Production; company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	April 11, 1935;
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Eight Bells is a 1935 American adventure film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Ann Sothern, Ralph Bellamy and Catherine Doucet. Produced by Columbia Pictures, it is based on the 1933 play Eight Bells by Percy G. Mandley.^[1]

Plot

The owner of a line of steamships sends his prospective son-in-law Roy Dale to take a major cargo to Shanghai. Unbeknownst to him his daughter Marge smuggles herself aboard as a stowaway. Dale has experience only on passenger ships and when a hurricane hits he loses his nerve and wants to abandon ship. Marge sides with his first mate Steve Andrews and persuades the crew to stay aboard and keep the ship afloat.

Cast

Ann Sothern as Marge Walker
Ralph Bellamy as Steve Andrews
John Buckler as Roy Dale
Catherine Doucet as Aunt Susan
Arthur Hohl as Williams
Charley Grapewin as Grayson
Franklin Pangborn as Finch
John Darrow as Carl
Emerson Treacy as Sparks
Addison Richards as Tracey
David Clyde as MacIntyre
Spencer Charters as Walker
Lydia Knott as Sparks' Mother
Keye Luke as Interpreter
George Regas as Pedro
Sidney Bracey as Gleason

References

^ Goble p.748

Bibliography

Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

Eight Bells at IMDb

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[1] Goble p.748

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