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Vintage Nautical Action Scenes

A collection of early 20th-century films featuring maritime adventure, including ambushes, survival tactics, and comedic mishaps on boats and ships.

Jan Kiepura, on-set of the Film, "Give Us This Night", Paramount Pictures, 1936
Jan Kiepura, on-set of the Film, "Give Us This Night", Paramount Pictures, 1936
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Jan Kiepura, on-set of the Film, "Give Us This Night", Paramount Pictures, 1936THE SHARK HUNTERS (1963) -Original title: TIBURONEROS-, directed by LUIS ALCORIZA.HURRICANE (1979), directed by JAN TROELL.ALAIN DELON and LINO VENTURA in LES AVENTURIERS (1967), directed by ROBERT ENRICO.JAMES MASON and ARLENE DAHL in JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (1959), directed by HENRY LEVIN.TABU (1931), directed by F. W. MURNAU.REAP THE WILD WIND (1942), directed by CECIL B DEMILLE.ALBA DE AMERICA (1951), directed by JUAN DE ORDUÑA.BUSTER KEATON in OUR HOSPITALITY (1923), directed by BUSTER KEATON.CONQUEST OF THE AIR (1940), directed by ZOLTAN KORDA.Fun on the beach 1933. Two young women are starring in the french film La dame de chez Maxim's. They are wearing 1930s bathing suits and playing with a diabolo. A juggling and circus prop that is spun using a string attached to two hand sticks. A large variety of tricks are possible with the diabolo. RAMON PEREDA in DEATH FLIGHT (1934) -Original title: EL VUELO DE LA MUERTE-, directed by GUILLERMO CALLES.GILBERT ROLAND, RICHARD EGAN and JANE RUSSELL in UNDERWATER! (1955), directed by JOHN STURGES.EL PADRE DE LA CRIATURA (1972), directed by PEDRO LAZAGA.ASTA NIELSEN in DAS MADCHEN OHNE VATERLAND (1912), directed by URBAN GAD.PHIL SILVERS in IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD (1963) -Original title: IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD-, directed by STANLEY KRAMER.BURT LANCASTER in THE CRIMSON PIRATE (1952), directed by ROBERT SIODMAK.Original Film Title: THE CRIMSON PIRATE. English Title: THE CRIMSON PIRATE. Film Director: ROBERT SIODMAK. Year: 1952. Stars: BURT LANCASTER.JACK OAKIE and LYDA ROBERTI in THE BIG BROADCAST OF 1936 (1935), directed by NORMAN TAUROG.BURT LANCASTER and NICK CRAVAT in THE CRIMSON PIRATE (1952), directed by ROBERT SIODMAK.BUSTER KEATON and SYBIL SHEELEY in THE BOAT (1921), directed by BUSTER KEATON and EDWARD F. CLINE.BUSTER KEATON in THE NAVIGATOR (1924), directed by BUSTER KEATON.Original Film Title: CENTRAL AIRPORT. English Title: CENTRAL AIRPORT. Film Director: WILLIAM A. WELLMAN. Year: 1933. Stars: RICHARD BARTHELMESS.BERNARD MILES in IN WHICH WE SERVE (1942), directed by DAVID LEAN.LIEUTENANT ROBIN CRUSOE U. S. N. (1966), directed by PAUL BYRON.LOUISIANA STORY (1948), directed by ROBERT J. FLAHERTY.Children underwater. 1952. Original Film Title: SWASHBUCKLER. English Title: SWASHBUCKLER. Film Director: JAMES GOLDSTONE. Year: 1976.