Tropical Nights (1928 film)
Tropical Nights (1928 film)
Tropical Nights is a 1928 American silent drama directed by Elmer Clifton. The screenplay by Bennett Cohen and Harry Carr is based on Jack London’s story A Raid on the Oyster Pirates. It was produced and distributed by Tiffany Pictures.
Plot
On a South Seas island, brothers Harvey and Jim run a pearl-diving boat. Harvey tries to flirt with Mary Hale, a stranded opera singer working in a waterfront dive, and is knocked out by her. Stavnow robs Harvey of his pearls and kills him when Harvey wakes and fights back. Mary meets Jim and falls in love, but feels guilty, thinking she caused Harvey’s death.
Cast
Patsy Ruth Miller, Malcolm McGregor, Ray Hallor
Production details
Cinematography by John W. Boyle and Ernest Miller; edited by Desmond O'Brien. Produced by John M. Stahl. Release date December 10, 1928. Running time 60 minutes. Country United States. Language Silent with English intertitles.
Censorship
At release, some U.S. censor boards required cuts. The Kansas censor board ordered the removal of an intertitle reading, "On your way, fresh. I’ve been coaxed by millionaires."
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