The Maid at the Helm

Overview

The voyage of the "Minnehaha" ends in disaster, and everyone, with the exception of Captain Barker, his daughter Elizabeth, and the mate, Bill, perish. Picked up by the whaler "Dakota" all seems well at first but Bill, half-crazy from exposure, becomes insanely jealous of the ship’s Captain Treavor. He accosts Elizabeth, who fights him off with Treavor coming to her aid. At one point he overpowers the remainder of the crew by taking them unawares and orders the ship to be put under way. Elizabeth, however, releases her father and the crew and retakes the ship. With Bill safely captured and bound with ropes the men give rousing cheers of thanksgiving for preservation from a sudden death.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 7, 1911

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Selig Polyscope Company

Cast

Betty Harte,Herbert Rawlinson,Sydney Ayres,Fred Huntley,Hobart Bosworth,Tom Santschi,George Hernandez

Director

Francis Boggs

Writer

Francis Boggs

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0361868