Image: Exhibitors Herald, July 16, 1927
The Blood Ship*
This movie about a captain-from-hell was released on July 18, 1927. It was filmed on or around California's Santa Catalina Island.
An African-American actor, who had a small part in the film, received a special mention from a film magazine that was probably unusual for the time.
"There is a colored gentleman in "The Blood Ship" cast who rejoices in the name of Blue Washington, and who certainly can act . . . I wondered why producers do not provide more prominent parts for negroes . . . Quite often we see white men playing blackface parts, which becomes ridiculous when you consider how many clever fellows we have who could play them without makeup." – Film Spectator, December 24, 1927
This film still exists.