Ships of Hate (1931)

63 or 65 mins | Melodrama | 20 June 1931

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HISTORY

This was Monogram's first release.
       Ships of Hate may have a connection to a 1928 script called Captain Lash, which Fox appeared to have abandoned after using the title for another project (see 1929 entry). ...

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This was Monogram's first release.
       Ships of Hate may have a connection to a 1928 script called Captain Lash, which Fox appeared to have abandoned after using the title for another project (see 1929 entry).

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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Film Daily
26 Jul 1931
p. 10
Hollywood Reporter
10 Jun 1931
p. 3
Motion Picture Herald
8 Aug 1931
p. 148
Variety
28 Jul 1931
p. 24
DETAILS
Release Date:
20 June 1931
Production Date:

Physical Properties:
Sound
Balsley and Phillips
Black and White
Duration(in mins):
63 or 65
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Bart Wallace and his enemy, crippled Captain Lash, are both attracted to Grace Walsh, a dancer. Their hatred grows worse after Bart is shanghaied onto Lash's ship. Grace and her husband are also on board. The crew mutinies against the captain, tying him to the mast. Bart tries to overcome the leader of the mutiny, who is forcing his attentions on Grace. After a collision in the fog, Bart tries to save Dorothy and her husband, but the husband drowns. Grace and Bart escape to an island. [No further information about the plot of this film has been ...

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Bart Wallace and his enemy, crippled Captain Lash, are both attracted to Grace Walsh, a dancer. Their hatred grows worse after Bart is shanghaied onto Lash's ship. Grace and her husband are also on board. The crew mutinies against the captain, tying him to the mast. Bart tries to overcome the leader of the mutiny, who is forcing his attentions on Grace. After a collision in the fog, Bart tries to save Dorothy and her husband, but the husband drowns. Grace and Bart escape to an island. [No further information about the plot of this film has been found.]

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