The Sea Hawk (1924 film)

The Sea Hawk is a 1924 American silent film about an English noble sold into slavery who escapes and turns himself into a pirate king. Directed by Frank Lloyd, the screen adaptation was written by J. G. Hawks based upon the Rafael Sabatini novel of the same name.

The movie is based on the novel by Rafael Sabatini, The Sea Hawk. It premiered on June 2, 1924, in New York City, about twelve days before its theatrical debut.Lloyd recognized that moviegoers of 1924 would be put off by miniature models, and instructed that fullsized ships be created for use in the film at a cost of 200,000. This was done by outfitting the wooden exteriors of existing craft to the design of Fred Gabourie, known for his work in constructing props used in Buster Keaton films. The ocean scenes were filmed off the coast of Californias Catalina Island, with 150 tents set up on the island for housing and support of the films 1,000 extras,technicians,actors and 64 sailors. ........

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