The Blood Ship

The Blood Ship is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Hobart Bosworth, Jacqueline Logan, and Richard Arlen.^[1] It is based on the 1922 novel The Blood Ship by Norman Springer, which was later remade by Seitz as the 1931 sound film Shanghaied Love.^[2]

The Blood Ship
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Directed by	George B. Seitz
Written by	Fred Myton
Based on	The Blood Ship by Norman Springer
Produced by	Harry Cohn
Starring	Hobart Bosworth Jacqueline Logan Richard Arlen
Cinematography	Harry Davis J.O. Taylor
Edited by	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	July 18, 1927 (1927-07-18)
Running time	7 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

A disgraced sea captain signs on as a hand on a cargo ship, which turns out to be captained by the tyrannical man who ruined his reputation. The other crewmen have mostly been shanghaied aboard and are kept in line by the captain and his brutal first mate. The former captain begins to plot a mutiny to take control of the ship from their brutal regime.

Cast

• Hobart Bosworth as Jim Newman
• Jacqueline Logan as Mary Swope Newman
• Richard Arlen as John Shreve
• Walter James as Capt. Angus Swope
• Fred Kohler as First Mate Fitz
• James Bradbury Sr. as The Knitting Swede
• Arthur Rankin as Nils
• Syd Crossley as Cockney Bouncer
• Frank Hemphill as Second Mate
• Chappell Dossett as Rev. Richard Deaken
• Blue Washington as Negro

Preservation

The seventh and final reel of the film was thought to be lost until 2007.^[3][4] The final reel was ultimately found and the film was screened in its entirety on October 11, 2007.^[5] The Blood Ship was preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in conjunction with Sony Pictures, in 2007.^[6]