The Lighthouse by the Sea
About The Lighthouse by the Sea
On the Maine coast, keeper Caleb Gale is going blind. His daughter Flora does his work so the inspectors will not take the light. Albert Dorn and his dog Rin Tin Tin are wrecked offshore and Flora brings them in. Bootlegger Joe Dagget and Edward Cavanna want the lamp out so they can land liquor. They tie Albert and knock Caleb down. Rin Tin Tin chews through the ropes. Recaptured and chained, Albert sets fire to waste, and the dog carries the flame up and relights the lamp. Caleb then frees Albert to chase the men who have taken Flora.
Cast & crew
More about The Lighthouse by the Sea
Malcolm St. Clair directed, with Clarence Kolster as assistant. Darryl F. Zanuck wrote the script under the name Gregory Rogers, from Owen Davis's play The Lighthouse by the Sea, copyrighted July 27, 1920. Warner Bros. released it on December 1, 1924, in seven reels. Copyright November 17, 1924.
Themes
Background
A December 1924 Warner adventure set during Prohibition, with rum-runners trying to darken a Maine light.
Making
Warner spent $91,000 and took in $330,000. The dog, not Collier, carries the burning waste up the lighthouse stairs.
Look
H. Lyman Broening and Lee Garmes shot the wreck, the light, and the night landing.
Preservation
A print of 60 minutes survives.
Notes
- William Collier Jr. plays Albert Dorn. Louise Fazenda plays Flora Gale. Charles Hill Mailes plays Caleb Gale.
- Douglas Gerrard plays Edward Cavanna. Rin Tin Tin plays the dog.
- H. Lyman Broening and Lee Garmes photographed it.
- The story is set at the Seville light on the Maine coast and was sold as a Rin Tin Tin picture.
- A circulating copy runs 59 minutes 49 seconds.
Scenes
- Rin Tin Tin chews through the net and then the ropes on Albert.
- Chained, Albert lights a scrap of waste and the dog carries it up to restart the lamp.
Influenced by
- The Lighthouse by the Sea, a play by Owen Davis
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons
