THE MUTINY OF THE ELSINORE aka Mutiny on the Elsinore (1937) Paul Lukas, Kathleen Kelly | Crime | BW

The Mutiny of the Elsinore is a 1937 British action film directed by Roy Lockwood and starring Lyn Harding, Paul Lukas and Kathleen Kelly. The screenplay concerns a mutiny on a ship against a brutal captain. It was an adaptation of the 1914 novel The Mutiny of the Elsinore by Jack London. It was shot at Welwyn Studios in Hertfordshire. The film's sets were designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland.

SYNOPSIS
Following a mutiny on a ship against a brutal captain, a writer who happens to be aboard as a passenger is asked to take over.

The story of a surly crew, an honest God-fearing captain, a hardboiled-but-loyal Scotch mate, a scoundrelly second-mate, and then a mutiny, the fight and the final voyage to a safe harbor. But not before the Captain has been murdered, his pretty daughter in peril, her rescue by the single passenger on board, and a member of the crew thrown overboard by another crew member.

CAST & CREW
Lyn Harding as Mr. Pike
Jiro Soneya as Wada
Paul Lukas as Jack Pethurst
Kathleen Kelly as Margaaret West
Graham Soutten as Sidney Waltham
Michael Martin Harvey as Charles Davis
Clifford Evans as Bert Rhyne
Conway Dixon as Captain West
Tony Sympson as Shorty Peabody
Pat Noonan as Murphy
Alec Fraser as Benson
Hamilton Keene as Twist
William Devlin as O'Sullivan

Directed by Roy Lockwood
Written by Beaufoy Milton, Walter Summers
Based on The Mutiny of the Elsinore by Jack London
Produced by John Argyle
Cinematography Bryan Langley
Edited by F.H. Bickerton
Music by Guy Jones
Production company John Argyle Productions
Distributed by Associated British Film Distributors
Release date 3 September 1937
Running time 79 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English