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Release Year1914
Runtime0h 59m
LanguageNo Language
CertificationNR
GenresAdventure, Drama
Votes3
DirectorCyril Bruce, Harry Carey
WritersHarry Carey
TypeFeature Film
Rating4.7 out of 10
Cast5 credited
Also Known AsMcVeagh of the South Seas
About McVeagh of the South Seas
Harvard grad Bruce McVeagh has fled San Francisco for the South Seas, where he rules as a king on a remote island. With his half-crazed first-mate 'Pearly' Gates, he keeps the natives subjugated with gin. Any who dare disobey him find brutal punishment on his dreaded torture rack. But his kingdom threatens to crash down around him when his lost love, Nancy Darrell, is shipwrecked on the island, just as the aroused natives rise up against their tormentor in an armed rebellion.
Directed by Cyril Bruce, Harry Carey, McVeagh of the South Seas leans on a strong ensemble — Harry Carey, Fern Foster, Herbert Russell — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about adventure titles of 1914.
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