Once in a long time one finds such a rare and spectacular postcard. It is a postcard showing the theater cinema from the Uruguayan silent film era, it is from the year 1926 approximately. In the 1st building of the Asociacion Española de socorros Mutuos (Spanish Association of Mutual Aid) on Calle Canelones, corner of Mario Cassinoni and Bvd Artigas. And all the posters of the movie that was going to be displayed are readable. El Hijo y el Mar (original title Breed of the Sea). even a child is seen in photo probably a candy seller.. absolutely unique and once in a time seen, Never seen such a spectacular item with a perfect panorama of teh facade and body of teh cinema. About the film Breed of the Sea (original title) Breed of the Sea is a 1926 American silent film directed by and starring Ralph Ince. 1h 13min | Action, Adventure, Drama | 7 November 1926 (USA) Tom and Tod Pembroke are the twin sons of Jefferson Pembroke, a Virginia Bishop, and are divinity-school students. Tom is serious and Tod carefree and adventurous, and both are in love with Ruth Featherstone. Tod is expelled from the school and, seeing that Ruth loves Tom, he sets sail for China. Five years later, Tom, a missionary, and his bride Ruth are on the way to establish a mission at Paroa, in the Java Sea. En route, Tom catches island-fever, and their vessel is captured by a pirate calling himself Captain Blaze Devine. The latter is really Tod Pembroke, but his heavy beard makes him unrecognizable, but he recognizes his brother and Ruth. Devine learns of his brothers mission, shaves his beard and sails for Paroa, and poses as his ill-brother. "Bully" Rawden, the island trader opposes the building of a mission, but Tod whips him in a fight, and holds services that night. Marietta, Rawden's daughter, falls in love with him, but Tod, unable to reveals his true identity, has to conceal his feelings for her. El lobo de mar (1926) Directed by Ralph Ince Writing Credits Peter B. Kyne ... (story "Blue Blood and the Pirates") J.G. Hawks ... (adaptation)Cast (in credits order) Ralph Ince Ralph Ince ... Tod Pembroke, aka Captain Blaze Devine / Tom Pembroke Margaret Livingston Margaret Livingston ... Marietta Rawdon Pat Harmon Pat Harmon ... Lije Marsh Alphonse Ethier Alphonse Ethier ... Bully Rawden (as Alphonz Ethier) Dorothy Dunbar Dorothy Dunbar ... Ruth Featherstone Shannon Day Shannon Day ... Martha Winston Cinematography by Allen G. Siegler ... (as Allen Siegler)Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Wallace Fox ... assistant directorScript and Continuity Department J. Grubb Alexander ... continuityOther crew Joseph P. Kennedy ... presenter |