The Blood Ship
1927, English. Directed by George B. Seitz.
A disgraced sea captain signs on as a crewman on a cargo ship. He discovers that the vessel is captained by the very man who stole his ship, a sadistic brute who also took the former captain's wife and daughter. The ship's crew is composed mostly of sailors who were shanghai'ed aboard and are kept in line by the brutal captain and his even more fearsome first mate. The captain and one of his fellow crewmen--who has fallen in love with the man's daughter, who now belongs to the brutal captain--try to unite the crew to end the brutal reign of the captain and his henchman. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2007.
- Runtime
- 1h 7m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- George B. SeitzDirector
- Hobart BosworthJim Newman
- Jacqueline LoganMary Swope Newman
- Richard ArlenJohn Shreve
- Walter JamesCapt. Angus Swope
- Fred KohlerFirst Mate Fitz
- James Bradbury Sr.The Knitting Swede
- Arthur RankinNils
- Syd CrossleyCockney Bouncer
- Frank HemphillSecond Mate
- Chappell DossettRev. Richard Deaken
- Blue WashingtonNegro
Details
- Released
- 18 July 1927
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Fred Myton
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The Blood Ship runs 67 minutes (1h 7m).
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The Blood Ship isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 18 July 1927. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Blood Ship?
The Blood Ship (1927) was directed by George B. Seitz and stars Hobart Bosworth, Jacqueline Logan, Richard Arlen.