Isle of Sunken Gold

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Isle of Sunken Gold
Isle of Sunken Gold lobby card.jpg
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Directed by Harry S. Webb
Produced by Nat Levine
Starring Anita Stewart
Duke Kahanamoku
Distributed by Mascot Pictures
Release date
  • September 1, 1927 (1927-09-01)
Running time
10 episodes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Isle of Sunken Gold is a 1927 American silent adventure film serial directed by Harry S. Webb. The film was long considered to be lost, [1] however, chapters 4, 5, and 6 and reel 1 of chapter 7 were recently discovered in a European archive and retranslated back into English.

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Plot

A ship captain gets a hold of half of a map leading to a treasure buried on an island in the South Seas. The ruler of the island, a beautiful princess, has the other half of the map, and the two join forces to battle a gang of pirates and a group of islanders who don't want anyone to get the treasure. It is discovered in a cave guarded by a ferocious fanged ape named Kong

Cast

Chapter titles

  1. Isle of Sunken Gold
  2. Trapped in Mid-Air
  3. Engulfed by the Sea
  4. The Volcano's Pit
  5. The Hulk of Death
  6. The Prey of Sharks
  7. Fire of Revenge
  8. The Battle of Canoes
  9. Trapped by the Ape
  10. The Devil Ape's Secret

References

  1. "Progressive Silent Film List: Isle of Sunken Gold". silentera.com. Retrieved February 17, 2008.