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Black Waters

A tale of "Frisco" bay at midnight

1929NR1h 20mMovie

A mad captain poses as a cleric to murder people aboard a fogbound ship.

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Cast

James KirkwoodRev. Eph Kelly / Tiger Larabee
Mary BrianEunice
John LoderCharles
Robert AmesDarcy
Frank ReicherRandall
Hallam CooleyChester
Lloyd HamiltonTemple
Noble JohnsonJeelo
Ben Hendricks Sr.Olaf

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Director: Marshall Neilan
Writers: John Willard
Release date: April 5, 1929
Runtime: 1h 20m
Original language: English
Studios: British & Dominions Film Corporation, Herbert Wilcox Productions

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The Glass Key19428.1
Maniac19635.9
A Blueprint for Murder19536.7
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death19436.9
The Mirror Crack'd19805.9
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase20196.3
The Blue Gardenia19537.7
Grip of the Strangler19586.2
The House of Fear19457.1
The Night Stalker19728.3
The Dark Mirror19467.5
Lady in the Lake19466.3

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