The Fair God of Sun Island

The Fair God of Sun Island

1915 · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

Captain Harding, grown rich by illegally collecting insurance on self-destroyed boats, decides to settle down and chooses a home near where Old Ben and his daughter, Alice, fisherfolk, live. Alice and Herbert, a young fisherman, are in love. Captain Harding has long had his covetous eyes on the girl and is awaiting an opportunity to get her in his power.

Directed by William Worthington · Written by James Dayton

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