"14 DISTINGUISHED STAGE PLAYERS"31 March 1929Mystery75 mins
On board a yacht sailing from India to Britain, the owner of the vessel is murdered by one of the passengers. (This film was produced both in full sound and silent versions, the latter for theaters that had not yet been wired for sound.)
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