The Rescue
1929, English. Directed by Herbert Brenon.
The English adventurer Tom Lingard gets involved with islanders on a South Seas island, and he also gets involved with Lady Edith and Mr. Travers, a sailing English couple. Tom has an unexpected love affair with Edith and while they are having this affair, Lady Edith husband's boat is destroyed and he is killed.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 12 January 1929
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Elizabeth Meehan
- Budget
- $800K
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The Rescue runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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The Rescue isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 January 1929. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Rescue?
The Rescue (1929) was directed by Herbert Brenon and stars Ronald Colman, Lili Damita, Alfred Hickman.