The Last Moment (1923)

The Last Moment

1923

Horror

Synopsis

Hercules Napoleon Cameron, who finds his adventure in books, is searching the waterfront with Alice Winthrop for a friend's father when they are shanghaied and taken aboard "The Finn's" ship, bound for the South Seas. "The Finn" is a brutal captain who reinforces his authority with a caged, ape-like monster. "The Thing" escapes during a storm, destroys the captain and crew, then turns on Alice and Nap. Fearing that their last moment has arrived, they declare their love for each other, and Nap suddenly develops a heroic impulse. He holds off the monster for a time, Alice and Nap swim for shore closely followed by "The Thing," and Nap finally drowns the beast with the aid of a large abalone. A lost film.

Credits

Director

J. Parker Read Jr.

Cast

Donald Hall as Mr. Winthrop

Doris Kenyon as Alice Winthrop

Harry Allen as Pat Rooney

Henry Hull as Hercules Napolean Cameron

Louis Calhern as Harry Gaines

Louis Wolheim as The Finn

Mickey Bennett as Danny

William Nally as Big Mike