Moran of the Lady Letty
About Moran of the Lady Letty
In Scandinavia, ship captain Sternersen and his daughter Moran are introduced. She has grown up on decks and handles a ship as well as the men. In San Francisco, socialite Ramon Laredo is bored with parties. He is drugged, shanghaied, and put aboard the smuggling schooner of Captain Kitchell, bound for Mexico. Moran's ship, the Lady Letty, catches fire. Kitchell's men board it and find Moran, dressed as a man, the only one of the crew still alive. Ramon hides who she is. When Kitchell turns on her, Ramon fights him off. He comes back to the ship and to her.
Cast & crew
More about Moran of the Lady Letty
George Melford directed for Famous Players-Lasky. Jesse L. Lasky presented it. Adolph Zukor is also credited as a producer. Monte M. Katterjohn adapted Frank Norris's novel. William Marshall photographed it. Bert Glennon is also listed as a cameraman. The company finished shooting in early December 1921 after location work in San Francisco. Moving Picture World of 12 November 1921 described a Mexican village of about twenty buildings put up at Paradise Cove on San Francisco Bay. Paramount released the seven-reel film, 6,360 feet, on 12 February 1922. Copyright LP17563 is dated 15 February 1922.
Themes
Making
The Mexican village on the bay was a set of adobe, plaster, and wood with thatched roofs, built for the smugglers' landing.
Look
William Marshall shot the seven reels, including the San Francisco streets and the village set at Paradise Cove. Bert Glennon is also credited.
Music
Silent, with English intertitles.
Preservation
A print is at the George Eastman Museum. The film is in the public domain in the United States.
Notes
- Dorothy Dalton plays Moran, also called Letty Sternersen. Rudolph Valentino plays Ramon Laredo.
- Walter Long is Captain Kitchell. Charles Brinley is Captain Sternersen. George Kuwa is the cook, Chopstick Charlie.
- Uncredited players include George O'Brien as a deckhand, William Boyd as a friend at the homecoming, Charles K. French as a tavern owner, and ZaSu Pitts.
- Melford and Valentino had made The Sheik the year before.
- Silent Era records a 35mm print at the George Eastman Museum and lists the film as public domain in the United States.
Scenes
- Ramon is drugged in San Francisco and wakes on Kitchell's schooner.
- He finds Moran in men's clothes, the only survivor of the burning Lady Letty, and keeps her name from the captain.
Influenced by
- Moran of the Lady Letty (novel by Frank Norris)
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-moran-of-the-lady-letty)
