MORAN OF THE LADY LETTY
Starring Dorothy Dalton and Rudolph Valentino
PICTURE PLAY
May 1922
This is a Frank Norris sea story abounding in salt air and waves and hearties who shiver their timbers. Dorothy Dalton and Rodolph Valentino romp over the decks at top speed and seem thoroughly to enjoy their rescue from evening clothes. For Dorothy - usually so dressy - wears a short skirt, a sweater, and a tam, while Rodolph rejoices in so'westers and only appears once in his traditional soup-and-fish. It's a rough yarn of "The Sea Wolf" order, but quite entertaining. There is one fight, with the hero and villain swung far out on the yardarm of the rigging - which alone is worth the admission price. And also it is novel and amusing to see both of these correct stars of society stuff having such a good time roughing it.
MORAN OF THE LADY LETTY
Starring Dorothy Dalton and Rudolph Valentino
PHOTOPLAY
April 1922
More or less pure hokum that you're almost ashamed of yourself for enjoying. Whether it is the presence of two sparklers such as Valentino and Dorothy Dalton, or whether it is the original power of the Frank Norris novel, we don't know; but it's good strong entertainment. Sea stuff; fights; love. Rodolph as usual; Dorothy with bobbed hair - yum yum! You're bound to like it.
MORAN OF THE LADY LETTY
Starring Dorothy Dalton and Rudolph Valentino
HARRISON'S REPORTS
February 11, 1922
An interesting, and in many of its situations thrilling, melodrama of the sea, produced with more realism than many pictures of this kind that have been produced in the past. One is almost made to scent the salt-laden sea air, and to hear the voice of the rough sailors above the cracking of the sails.
It is the story of a hero, a wealthy mollycoddle, who is shanghaied upon a pirate vessel, and there made to work. Instead of resenting it, he likes the experience. By obeying the vicious captain's orders, he soon wins his favor and is made a first mate. They meet a burning vessel at sea, and decide to loot it. They find on board the vessel the unconscious heroine, attired as a sailor, and her father dead from coal gas. The hero discovers that the sailor is a woman, and plans to protect her from the captain. After many adventures, and a thrilling escape, they reach San Francisco. The hero is now a different man, and instead of going back to his crowd marries the heroine.
The plot bears only a faint resemblance to the book by Frank Norris, upon which it has been founded, but since the picture entertains, this will undoubtedly be forgiven by those of the spectators who have read the book.
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