The Torrent

Story

Synopsis

Velma is unhappily married to Sam Patton, a millionaire roué. Aboard his yacht bound for the South Seas, Sam pays more attention to his guests than to his wife, and she flees when he attempts to force liquor on her. A sudden paralytic stroke renders him helpless, and she believes him dead. A storm comes up, and Velma is washed ashore on a desert isle. She is later joined by Lieut. Paul Mack, whose hydroplane has run out of fuel. They fall in love, but their idyll is broken when they are captured by a band of moonshiners.

Director

Stuart Paton

Writers

Wallace Clifton, Philip D. Hurn, George Rix

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

22 January 1921

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Eva Novak

  Velma Patton

• 

  Elita Proctor Otis

  Anne Mayhew (as Oleta Ottis)

• 

  Jack Perrin

  Lt. Paul Mack

• 

  Lee Shumway

  Sam Patton (as L.C. Shumway)

• 

  Jack Curtis

  Red Galvin

• 

  Harry Carter

  Jud Rossen

• Bert Alpino

  First Mate