The Wreck of the Hesperus is a 1927 American silent film based on the famous poem. It was an early screenplay credit for later film director John Farrow.
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Cast
Sam De Grasse as Capt. David Slocum
Virginia Bradford as Gale Slocum
Francis Ford as John Hazzard
Francis Marion as John Hazzard Jr.
Alan Hale as Singapore Jack
Ethel Wales as Deborah Slocum
Josephine Norman as The Bride
Milton Holmes as Zeke
Jimmy Aldine as Cabin boy (credited as James Aldine)
Budd Fine as First Mate
Slim Summerville
Preservation status
This film was considered to be a lost for many years, but it was rediscovered at Cineteca Milano in 2025 and screened at the Orinda Theatre on November 13, 2025.