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S.O.S.
Directed by	Leslie S. Hiscott
Written by	Walter Ellis (play)
Produced by	Julius Hagen
Starring	Robert Loraine Bramwell Fletcher Ursula Jeans Lewis Dayton
Production company	Strand Films
Distributed by	Allied Artists
Release date	December 1928 (1928-12)
Running time	7,250 feet
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	Silent English intertitles

S.O.S. is a 1928 British silent adventure film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Robert Loraine, Bramwell Fletcher and Ursula Jeans. The film takes its title from the morse code distress signal S.O.S. It was made at Lime Grove Studios.

The film marked director Hiscott's first move from comedy films, which he had begun his career making, into the straight dramatic films that would become best known for.

Cast

Robert Loraine as Owen Herriott
Bramwell Fletcher as Herriott
Ursula Jeans as Lady Weir
Lewis Dayton as Sir Julian Weir
Andrée Sacré as Judy Weir
Campbell Gullan as Karensky
Anita Sharp-Bolster as Mme. Karensky
Viola Lyel as Effie

References

Low p.455

Bibliography

Low, Rachel. The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929. Routledge, 1997.

External links

S.O.S. at IMDb

v t e The films of Leslie S. Hiscott
Feature films	The Marriage Business (1927) The Passing of Mr. Quin (1928) S.O.S. (1928) Ringing the Changes (1929) The Feather (1929) At the Villa Rose (1930) The House of the Arrow (1930) Call of the Sea (1930) The Sleeping Cardinal (1931) Alibi (1931) Brown Sugar (1931) A Night in Montmartre (1931) Black Coffee (1931) The Missing Rembrandt (1932) Murder at Covent Garden (1932) The Crooked Lady (1932) Once Bitten (1932) Double Dealing (1932) A Safe Proposition (1932) When London Sleeps (1932) A Tight Corner (1932) The Face at the Window (1932) The Iron Stair (1933) Yes, Madam (1933) The Melody-Maker (1933) That's My Wife (1933) Cleaning Up (1933) The Stickpin (1933) Great Stuff (1933) His Grace Gives Notice (1933) Strike It Rich (1933) Marooned (1933) The Stolen Necklace (1933) Out of the Past (1933) I'll Stick to You (1933) Flat Number Three (1934) Keep It Quiet (1934) The Man I Want (1934) Passing Shadows (1934) Gay Love (1934) Crazy People (1934) The Big Splash (1935) The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) Annie, Leave the Room! (1935) Three Witnesses (1935) Inside the Room (1935) Department Store (1935) Death on the Set (1935) A Fire Has Been Arranged (1935) She Shall Have Music (1935) Fame (1936) The Interrupted Honeymoon (1936) Millions (1936) Fine Feathers (1937) Tilly of Bloomsbury (1940) The Seventh Survivor (1942) Sabotage at Sea (1942) Lady from Lisbon (1942) The Butler's Dilemma (1943) Welcome, Mr. Washington (1944) The Time of His Life (1955) Tons of Trouble (1956)
Short films	Raising the Wind (1925) A Friend of Cupid (1925) A Fowl Proceeding (1925) Cats (1925) Billets (1925) Ship's Concert (1937)

The films of Leslie S. Hiscott

Feature films

The Marriage Business (1927)
The Passing of Mr. Quin (1928)
S.O.S. (1928)
Ringing the Changes (1929)
The Feather (1929)
At the Villa Rose (1930)
The House of the Arrow (1930)
Call of the Sea (1930)
The Sleeping Cardinal (1931)
Alibi (1931)
Brown Sugar (1931)
A Night in Montmartre (1931)
Black Coffee (1931)
The Missing Rembrandt (1932)
Murder at Covent Garden (1932)
The Crooked Lady (1932)
Once Bitten (1932)
Double Dealing (1932)
A Safe Proposition (1932)
When London Sleeps (1932)
A Tight Corner (1932)
The Face at the Window (1932)
The Iron Stair (1933)
Yes, Madam (1933)
The Melody-Maker (1933)
That's My Wife (1933)
Cleaning Up (1933)
The Stickpin (1933)
Great Stuff (1933)
His Grace Gives Notice (1933)
Strike It Rich (1933)
Marooned (1933)
The Stolen Necklace (1933)
Out of the Past (1933)
I'll Stick to You (1933)
Flat Number Three (1934)
Keep It Quiet (1934)
The Man I Want (1934)
Passing Shadows (1934)
Gay Love (1934)
Crazy People (1934)
The Big Splash (1935)
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)
Annie, Leave the Room! (1935)
Three Witnesses (1935)
Inside the Room (1935)
Department Store (1935)
Death on the Set (1935)
A Fire Has Been Arranged (1935)
She Shall Have Music (1935)
Fame (1936)
The Interrupted Honeymoon (1936)
Millions (1936)
Fine Feathers (1937)
Tilly of Bloomsbury (1940)
The Seventh Survivor (1942)
Sabotage at Sea (1942)
Lady from Lisbon (1942)
The Butler's Dilemma (1943)
Welcome, Mr. Washington (1944)
The Time of His Life (1955)
Tons of Trouble (1956)

Short films

Raising the Wind (1925)
A Friend of Cupid (1925)
A Fowl Proceeding (1925)
Cats (1925)
Billets (1925)
Ship's Concert (1937)

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