Overview
Adaptation of Joseph Conrad novel about lust and violence on a South Seas Island.
Director and cast
- Maurice Tourneur Director
- Jack Holt as Axel Heyst
- Seena Owen as Alma
- Wallace Beery as August Schomberg
- Lon Chaney as Ricardo
- Ben Deeley as Mr. Jones
- Bull Montana as Pedro
- William Bailey as Undetermined Role
- Betty Bouton as Undetermined Role
- George Nichols as Capt. Davidson
- Ruth Renick as Orchestra Member speaking to Alma
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