A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2025 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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	Carl Brisson (left), Malcolm Keen and Anny Ondra. Photograph: Silent Era image collection.

Cast: Carl Brisson [Pete Quilliam], Malcolm Keen [Philip Christian], Anny Ondra [Kate Cregeen], Randle Ayrton [Caesar Cregeen], Claire Greet [Mrs. Cregeen]; Kim Peacock [Ross Christian], Wilfred Shine [the doctor], Harry Terry [a man], Nellie Richards [a wardress]

British International Pictures, Limited, production; distributed by Wardour Films, Limited [A British International Picture]. / Scenario by Eliot Stannard, from the novel The Manxman by Sir Hall Caine. Art direction by W. Arnold (C. Wilfred Arnold). Assistant director, Frank Mills. Photography (cinematography) by Jack Cox (John J. Cox). Film editor, Emile de Ruelle. Presented by British International Pictures, Limited. / Trade showing at London Hippodrome on 21 January 1929. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Hitchcock’s ninth film. British Board of Film Censors certificate: A. The novel was previously filmed as The Manxman (1916). / Silent film.

Drama.

Survival status: Prints exist [35mm positive, 16mm reduction positives].

Current rights holder: StudioCanal/Canal+ Image UK.

Keywords: Fishermen - Love triangles

Listing updated: 11 April 2025.

References: Film credits, film viewing : Gifford-British n. 08540; Maltin-Classic p. 434; Perry-British pp. 57, 328; Ryall-Blackmail pp. 9, 21, 40; Taylor-Hitchcock pp. 91, 94-95; Wood-Hitchcock pp. 326, 332-333.

Home video: Blu-ray Disc; DVD.