S.O.S. (1928)

Directed by

Leslie S. Hiscott

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United Kingdom

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A maritime mystery unfolds when a distress signal is received. A small group of characters must contend with the threat of danger at sea.

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What happens

S.O.S. is a 1928 British silent adventure film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Robert Loraine, Bramwell Fletcher and Ursula Jeans. The film takes its title from the morse code distress signal S.O.S. It was made at Lime Grove Studios. The film marked director Hiscott's first move from comedy films, which he had begun his career making, into the straight dramatic films that would become best known for. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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