A silent film where a woman becomes the most feared slave-ship captain? Belle Bennett said 'gender roles are for landlubbers.'
The Devil's Skipper was based on Demetrios Contos, a seafaring yarn by Jack London. Effectively cast against type, Belle Bennett plays a wronged woman who becomes the most brutal and feared slave-ship captain on the Seven Seas.
Acting
Belle Bennett's against-type villainy is reportedly unhinged.
Production
Jack London adaptation with actual ship footage, allegedly.
Director
John G. Adolfi
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