Backbone is a 1923 American silent drama film produced by George Arliss (through his Distinctive Pictures company), released by Goldwyn Pictures and directed by Edward Sloman. Broadway actor Alfred Lunt stars in his film debut. Its survival status is classified as unknown, which suggests that it is a lost film. The film has a locale in a New England lumber camp with the exception of an episode taking place in France.
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, 1h16 Directed byEdward Sloman OriginUSA GenresDrama, Romance ThemesSeafaring films, Transport films ActorsGary Cooper, Claudette Colbert, Douglass Dumbrille, Herschel Mayall, Joseph Calleia, Harry Davenport Rating56% While docked in a Caribbean port aboard a third-rate freighter, Captain Sam Whalan (Gary Cooper) gets involved in a drunken brawl in a seedy tavern. Returning to the ship, Sam discovers that a baby boy, rescued from a drifting Navy boat, has been left for an unnamed sailor aboard his ship. Deciding to adopt the child himself, Sam advertises for a "mother" and soon hires Sally Clark (Claudette Colbert) as the child's nanny in exchange for her passage to New York. Sally tells him she is the daughter of a recently deceased missionary. Unknown to Sam, Sally is actually a dance hall girl dressed to appear virtuous and proper.