The Altar Stairs

The Altar Stairs (1922) is a drama film directed by Lambert Hillyer rated 8.0/10.

On an island in the South Seas, derelict Tony Heritage is rescued from savage natives by trader and ship captain Rod McLean, but repays him by stealing Rod’s money and fleeing to France. There, Heritage marries a young French woman named Joie Malet, but her father, Captain Jean Malet, having discovered his miscreant past, snatches Joie from the altar stairs and takes her to a South Sea island where he has been posted. Tony Heritage follows, but Capt. Malet keeps him away from Joie by giving him a job on another island, helping Rod McLean build a new trading post.

Cast

Frank Mayo

Rod McLean

Louise Lorraine

Joie Malet

Lawrence Hughes

Tony Heritage

J. Jiquel Lanoe

Captain Jean Malet (as J.J. Lanoe)

Harry De Vere

Blundell

Hugh Thompson

John Strickland

Boris Karloff

Hugo

Dagmar Godowsky

Parete

Nick De Ruiz

Tulli