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Through the Breakers (1928)

Movie ★ 4.0 55 min

Drama

Through the Breakers, the 1928 Joseph C. Boyle silent South Seas tropical island seafaring romantic love triangle melodrama about a London socialite who loves a man who is assigned to be a plantation manager on a South Seas island. She agrees to join him after a year, but puts it off, but later winds up shipwrecked on the same island. An island girl there is in love with him, but when he refuses to reciprocate her love and returns to his old sweetheart, she chooses to commit suicide rather than marry one of her own kind.

Owen Davis Writer Harold Shumate Writer Joseph C. Boyle Director

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Quick facts

Released
September 28, 1928
Runtime
55 min
IMDb
tt0019473
Studio
Gotham Productions

Themes

Cast

Margaret Livingston Margaret Livingston Diane Garrett Holmes Herbert Holmes Herbert Eustis Hobbs Clyde Cook Clyde Cook John Lancaster Natalie Joyce Natalie Joyce Taya Frank Hagney Frank Hagney Gamboa André Cheron André Cheron Bit Role Carlton S. King Carlton S. King Bit Role

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Frequently asked questions

What is Through the Breakers about?
Through the Breakers, the 1928 Joseph C. Boyle silent South Seas tropical island seafaring romantic love triangle melodrama about a London socialite who loves a man who is assigned to be a plantation manager on a South Seas island. She agrees to join him after a year, but puts it off, but later winds up shipwrecked on the same island. An island girl there is in love with him, but when he refuses to reciprocate her love and returns to his old sweetheart, she chooses to commit suicide rather than marry one of her own kind.
Who directed Through the Breakers?
Through the Breakers was directed by Joseph C. Boyle.
Who stars in Through the Breakers?
Through the Breakers stars Margaret Livingston, Holmes Herbert, Clyde Cook, Natalie Joyce.
When was Through the Breakers released?
Through the Breakers is a 1928 drama film.
Where can I watch Through the Breakers?
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