Stormswept

Stormswept
Promotional poster for Stormswept
Directed byRobert Thornby
Written byWinifred Dunn
H.H. Van Loan (story)
StarringWallace Beery
Noah Beery
CinematographyBen F. Reynolds
Distributed byFilm Booking Offices of America (FBO)
Release date
  • February 18, 1923 (1923-02-18)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
1923 magazine ad

Stormswept is a 1923 silent film starring brothers Wallace Beery and Noah Beery. The advertising phrase used for the movie was "Wallace and Noah Beery, The Two Greatest Character Actors on the American Screen." The film was written by Winifred Dunn from the H. H. Van Loan story, and directed by Robert Thornby.

Plot

As described in a film magazine, William McCabe is a bitter man seeking solitude. He wants to forget his wife Hedda, who betrayed him. While wandering around the waterfront, considering suicide, he rescues a man falling from the dock. McCabe becomes friends with the rescued man. He is Shark Moran, the captain of the lightship Relief. Learning that McCabe wants solitude, Moran suggests he join his crew. Referred to the sea, Moran tells him. "You will find solitude there,"

While at sea on the lightship, McCabe meets and falls in love with Ann Reynolds, the daughter of the tug captain who supplies them. However, McCabe is unsettled over these feelings because he is still married to Hedda.

One day, the crew spots a small boat occupied by a young woman drifting near the lightship. Moran bringst the woman aboard the Relief and makes unwanted sexual advances towards her. McCabe realizes the woman is Hedda and fights Moran to stop him. Once Moran realizes Hedda's identity, he apologizes to McCabe and the two men end their dispute. After reaching dock, Hedda goes ashore and McCabe feels free to pursue Reynolds.

Cast

Production

Stormswept was filmed at the Butler Greenwood Plantation, an historic plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana.

Preservation

A complete print of Stormswept is held by the British Film Institute in London.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Stormswept". afi.com. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  2. ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: Stormswept at silentera.com
  3. ↑ "Stormswept: Distributed by F.B.O." Exhibitor's Trade Review. 13 (13). East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania: Exhibitor's Trade Review, Inc.: 676 February 24, 1923.
  4. ↑ "American Silent Feature Film Database: Stormswept". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2026.