Rugged Water
1925 film
- August 17, 1925 (1925-08-17)
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Rugged Water is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Irvin Willat and written by James Shelley Hamilton and Joseph C. Lincoln. The film stars Lois Wilson, Wallace Beery, Warner Baxter, Phyllis Haver, Dot Farley, J. P. Lockney, James Mason, and Willard Cooley. The film was released on August 17, 1925, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]
Plot
A Cape Cod melodrama about the U.S. Life-Saving Service based on a novel by Joseph C. Lincoln. When the captain of the Setauket Life Saving Station retires, the second in command, Calvin Homer (Warner Baxter), expects to be promoted; but the appointment goes instead to Benoni Bartlett (Wallace Beery), a religious fanatic who has been named a hero as the only survivor of dangerous rescue that claimed the lives of his fellow crewmen at a neighboring station. Bartlett's daughter Norma (Lois Wilson)) convinces Homer to stay in spite of her father's antagonistic ways. Soon a romance springs up between the two of them, even though Myra Fuller (Phyllis Haver) had already finagled a proposal out of Homer. Myra, the village vamp, breaks off her engagement to him. When a storm blows, Bartlett's religious fanaticism proves to be nothing but a cover for his cowardice and he refuses to send his crew out to rescue a vessel in distress. Calvin takes the men out and effects the rescue. Bartlett is discharged, and Calvin is appointed to replace him. Driven insane by his experiences, Bartlett ventures out in a small boat in rough water, and Calvin rescues him. The old man dies from exposure, and Norma, having realized that Calvin was not responsible for her father's disgrace, seeks refuge in his strong arms.
Cast
- Lois Wilson as Norma Bartlett
- Wallace Beery as Capt. Bartlett
- Warner Baxter as Calvin Horner
- Phyllis Haver as Myra Fuller
- Dot Farley as Mrs. Fuller
- J. P. Lockney as Supt. Lockney
- James Mason as Wally Oakes
- Willard Cooley as Sam Bearse
- Walter Ackerman as Cook
- Knute Erickson as Jarvis
- Thomas Delmar as Gammon
- Jack Byron as Orrin Hendricks
- Walter Rodgers as Bloomer
- Warren Rogers as Josh Phinney
Preservation
With no prints of Rugged Water located in any film archives[3] it is a lost film.[4]
See also
- Godless Men (1920)
- Stormswept (1923)
- Code of the Sea (1924)
- Sensation Seekers (1927)
- The Perfect Storm (2000)
References
- ^ Janiss Garza (2014). "Rugged-Water - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
- ^ "Rugged Water". afi.com. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Rugged Water
- ^ Rugged Water at Lost Film Files: Paramount lost films - 1925
External links
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- Rugged Water at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
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Films directed by Irvin Willat
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- The Law of the North (1918)
- The False Faces (1919)
- Rustling a Bride (1919)
- A Daughter of the Wolf (1919)
- The Grim Game (1919)
- Behind the Door (1919)
- Below the Surface (1920)
- Down Home (1920)
- Fifty Candles (1921)
- The Face of the World (1921)
- The Siren Call (1922)
- On the High Seas (1922)
- Pawned (1922)
- All the Brothers Were Valiant (1923)
- Fog Bound (1923)
- Three Miles Out (1924)
- The Heritage of the Desert (1924)
- Wanderer of the Wasteland (1924)
- The Story Without a Name (1924)
- North of 36 (1924)
- The Air Mail (1925)
- Rugged Water (1925)
- The Ancient Highway (1925)
- The Enchanted Hill (1926)
- Paradise (1926)
- Back to God's Country (1927)
- The Cavalier (1928)
- The Michigan Kid (1928)
- The Isle of Lost Ships (1929)
- Old Louisiana (1937)
- Luck of Roaring Camp (1937)
- Under Strange Flags (1937)
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