S.O.S. (1928 film)

1928 film

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S.O.S.

Directed by| Leslie S. Hiscott
Written by| Walter Ellis (play)
Produced by| Julius Hagen
Starring| Robert Loraine
Bramwell Fletcher
Ursula Jeans
Lewis Dayton

Production
company

Strand Films

Distributed by| Allied Artists

Release date

* December 1928 (1928-12)

Running time

| 7,250 feet[1]
Country| United Kingdom
Languages| Silent
English intertitles

S.O.S. is a 1928 British silent adventure film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Robert Loraine, Bramwell Fletcher and Ursula Jeans. The film takes its title from the morse code distress signal S.O.S. It was made at Lime Grove Studios.

The film marked director Hiscott's first move from comedy films, which he had begun his career making, into the straight dramatic films that would become best known for.

## Cast

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* Robert Loraine as Owen Herriott
* Bramwell Fletcher as Herriott
* Ursula Jeans as Lady Weir
* Lewis Dayton as Sir Julian Weir
* Andrée Sacré as Judy Weir
* Campbell Gullan as Karensky
* Anita Sharp-Bolster as Mme. Karensky
* Viola Lyel as Effie

## References

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1. ^ Low p.455

## Bibliography

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* Low, Rachel. The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929. Routledge, 1997.

## External links

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* S.O.S. at IMDb

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Films directed by Leslie S. Hiscott

Feature films|

* The Marriage Business (1927)
* The Passing of Mr. Quin (1928)
* S.O.S. (1928)
* Ringing the Changes (1929)
* The Feather (1929)
* At the Villa Rose (1930)
* The House of the Arrow (1930)
* Call of the Sea (1930)
* The Sleeping Cardinal (1931)
* Alibi (1931)
* Brown Sugar (1931)
* A Night in Montmartre (1931)
* Black Coffee (1931)
* The Missing Rembrandt (1932)
* Murder at Covent Garden (1932)
* The Crooked Lady (1932)
* Once Bitten (1932)
* Double Dealing (1932)
* A Safe Proposition (1932)
* When London Sleeps (1932)
* A Tight Corner (1932)
* The Face at the Window (1932)
* The Iron Stair (1933)
* Yes, Madam (1933)
* The Melody-Maker (1933)
* That's My Wife (1933)
* Cleaning Up (1933)
* The Stickpin (1933)
* Great Stuff (1933)
* His Grace Gives Notice (1933)
* Strike It Rich (1933)
* Marooned (1933)
* The Stolen Necklace (1933)
* Out of the Past (1933)
* I'll Stick to You (1933)
* Flat Number Three (1934)
* Keep It Quiet (1934)
* The Man I Want (1934)
* Passing Shadows (1934)
* Gay Love (1934)
* Crazy People (1934)
* The Big Splash (1935)
* The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)
* Annie, Leave the Room! (1935)
* Three Witnesses (1935)
* Inside the Room (1935)
* Department Store (1935)
* Death on the Set (1935)
* A Fire Has Been Arranged (1935)
* She Shall Have Music (1935)
* Fame (1936)
* The Interrupted Honeymoon (1936)
* Millions (1936)
* Fine Feathers (1937)
* Tilly of Bloomsbury (1940)
* The Seventh Survivor (1942)
* Sabotage at Sea (1942)
* Lady from Lisbon (1942)
* The Butler's Dilemma (1943)
* Welcome, Mr. Washington (1944)
* The Time of His Life (1955)
* Tons of Trouble (1956)

Short films|

* Raising the Wind (1925)
* A Friend of Cupid (1925)
* A Fowl Proceeding (1925)
* Cats (1925)
* Billets (1925)
* Ship's Concert (1937)

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