Victory (1919 film) - Directed by Maurice Tourneur - Full Movie

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Axel Heyst, an uncommitted wanderer, has settled on an island in the South Seas. He takes pity on a troubled young woman, Lena, and gives her refuge on her island. But the piratical Mr. Jones, who believes Heyst has treasure buried on his island, leads his cohorts in an invasion of Heyst's haven.

Victory is a surviving 1919 American action film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Jack Holt, Seena Owen, Lon Chaney, Wallace Beery and Bull Montana. The film is an adaptation of the 1915 eponymous novel by Joseph Conrad (the only film adaptation of one of his works that he ever lived to see). The screenplay was written by Jules Furthman and Ben Carré was the art director.

Directed by: Maurice Tourneur
Screenplay by: Jules Furthman (credited as Stephen Fox)
Based on: Victory by Joseph Conrad
Produced by: Maurice Tourneur Productions
Starring: Jack Holt, Seena Owen, Lon Chaney, Wallace Beery
Cinematography: René Guissart
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures (as Paramount-Artcraft)
Release date: December 7, 1919
Running time: 5 reels (50 minutes)
Country: United States
Language: Silent (English intertitles)

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