Below The Surface (1920)

A deep sea diver (Hobart Bosworth) and his son (Lloyd Hughes) become heroes after saving the lives of a downed submarine crew. Unfortunately, their fame pulls them into a deadly scam that will end in tragedy. Directed by Irvin Willat (BEHIND THE DOOR). A rather unpleasant piece of silent cinema, mainly because I found its characters disagreeable. The son dumps the girl (Gladys George) who loves him for a deceitful vixen (Grace Darmond), so I had no empathy for him when he started going mad. Bosworth then kidnaps the tart who broke his son's heart and forces her to return home to his son. Kidnaps! I began to have a perverse sympathy for the bitch. It ends with the evil ones being punished and the "good" ones with their insignificant lives intact. There's a spectacular shipping disaster sequence that's handled impressively. With George Webb and Edith Yorke.