Black Waters

Black Waters (1929)

A tale of "Frisco" bay at midnight

A mad captain poses as a cleric to murder people aboard a fogbound ship.

Date of release
1929-04-05
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Horror
Director
Marshall Neilan

Casting

Interesting facts

Black Waters is a 1929 British/American horror all-talking sound film produced by Herbert Wilcox and directed by Marshall Neilan. It was the first British-produced talking picture ever shown in England, but it was actually made in Hollywood since that is where the needed sound equipment was at that time. The American film company Sono Art-World Wide Pictures collaborated with British & Dominions Film Corporation to produce the sound film. They recorded the soundtrack using the RCA Photophone sound system. Wilcox sent Neilan to the U.S. to film the picture there, using a mostly American cast and crew.

Production

Herbert Wilcox produced the film after visiting Hollywood to see the development of sound. He rented a soundproofed studio from Charles and Al Christie in Hollywood for five days at £1,000 a day. Wilcox claimed it was the fifth talking picture ever made. He later obtained a license from Western Electric to equip the first sound studio in Europe. Photoplay magazine noted that the film had a titular theme song, but it is not known to survive today.

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