The Rescue is a 1929 American pre-Code romantic adventure film directed by Herbert Brenon, and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. The screenplay was written by Elizabeth Meehan, based on the 1920 novel by Joseph Conrad. The music score is by Hugo Riesenfeld. The film stars Ronald Colman and Lili Damita.
Cast
Ronald Colman as Tom Lingard
Lili Damita as Lady Edith Travers
Alfred Hickman as Mr. Travers
Theodore von Eltz as Carter
John Davidson as Hassim
Philip Strange as D'Alacer
Bernard Siegel as Jorgensen
Sōjin Kamiyama as Daman
Harry Cording as Belarab
Laska Winter as Immada
Duke Kahanamoku as Jaffir
Louis Morrison as Shaw
George Regas as Wasub
Chrispin Martin as Tenga
Preservation status
An incomplete print, missing one reel, is in the collection of the George Eastman House film archive.
See also
List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) The Rescue, 1920 novel by Joseph Conrad