It’s hard to catch your breath during the initial fifteen minutes of Frank Lloyd’s silent adaptation of this thrilling tale of the sea. “Sir Oliver” (Milton Sills) is relaxing by the fire at his estate, imagining his fiancée “Lady Rosamund” (Enid Bennett), when everything starts to unravel for him. He's falsely accused of murdering "Godolphin" (Wallace MacDonald), who turns out to have been killed by "Lionel" (Lloyd Hughes), Godolphin’s half-brother! Running seems like the logical thing to do, but that just leads from one problem into another as he is taken prisoner by the Spanish and forced to row in a galley. He's quite clever, makes some allies among his fellow captives, and manages to break free. Afterward, he essentially becomes his own “Count of Monte Cristo,” adopting the name "Sakr-el-Bahr" and frightening everyone on board using the ocean as a base for trade. Meanwhile, a disheartened “Rosamund” is facing marriage with the deceitful "Lionel," and when word of their upcoming wedding reaches a certain Moorish fortress, “Sir Oliver” decides to abduct them both. The complication? She’s attractive and catches the eye of the older but still vigorous Basha (Frank Currier), so they have to figure something else out before she is taken to his harem... Will they be able to mend fences, confront their dishonest relative, and return safely to England? It's a fast-moving and energetic adventure film with some truly impressive naval battles featuring full-size ships and remarkable detail in the costumes, action sequences, and locations. Sills seems to be having fun – particularly when he’s dressed as an Arab and starts pirating, and Bennett and Wallace Beery also deliver strong performances. It's a solid adventure movie; although there is romance present, it never slows down the story, and “Lady Rosamund” proves to be just as powerful a character as any of the men.

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