Sal of Singapore
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sal of Singapore |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1929 |
| length | 70 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Howard Higgin |
| script |
Elliott J. Clawson , Pierre Gendron , Howard Higgin |
| music |
Josiah Zuro , Francis Gromon |
| camera | John J. Mascall |
| cut | Claude Berkeley |
| occupation | |
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Sal of Singapore is an American drama from 1929. The screenplay is based on the story The Sentimentalists by Dale Collins.
action
Lief Erickson is the captain of a ship who discovers an abandoned baby in one of the lifeboats. In the next port he kidnaps the port prostitute Singapore Sal so that she can look after the child. At first Sal is outraged, but she still cares for the baby. She is making a milk bottle from an old whiskey bottle and the finger of a rubber glove. The first mate who helped the captain kidnap Sal wants Sal to himself. But Erickson knocks the mate down and throws him overboard.
The child becomes seriously ill. Sal and Erickson fight for the baby's life. The child has a high fever when the ship reaches the port of San Francisco. Sal wants to leave the ship with the child when she realizes her bad reputation. She leaves the baby with Captain Erickson and travels away with his arch-rival Captain Sunday.
After Erickson has safely housed the child, he pursues his rival. On the open sea he can catch him and board the enemy ship. Erickson defeats Sunday and forces him to trust him and the not unwilling Sal.
Awards
At the second Academy Awards in 1930 , Elliott J. Clawson was nominated for an Oscar for Best Screenplay .
background
The premiere took place on November 4, 1928 in a silent film version. The sound film version was first shown on January 4, 1929.
The title song of the film Singapore Sal was composed by Al Koppel, Billy Stone and Charles Weinberg.
In 1931, Dale Collins' story was filmed again. In His Woman this time Gary Cooper and Claudette Colbert were the leading actors in front of the camera. Directed by Edward Sloman.
Web links
- Sal of Singapore in the Internet Movie Database (English)