Where the Breakers Roar

Where the Breakers Roar

1908 · 9 min · ★ 3.2 · Drama

A group of collegiates decide to go for a splash. A lunatic, having escaped from a nearby asylum, heads for the surf, brandishing a knife. Innocent seaside fun becomes a struggle against a maniac on the water.

Directed by D.W. Griffith · Written by Stanner E.V. Taylor

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