Perils of the Wild

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Perils of the Wild
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Theatrical poster
Directed by Francis Ford
Written by Isadore Bernstein
William Lord Wright
Based on The Swiss Family Robinson
by Johann David Wyss
StarringJoe Bonomo
Margaret Quimby
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • August 27, 1925 (1925-08-27)
Running time
15 episodes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Perils of the Wild is a 1925 American silent adventure film serial directed by Francis Ford. The film is considered to be lost. [1] This serial was based on the 1812 novel The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss. [2]

Contents

Cast

Production

Bonomo performed his own stunts. He fractured his leg and received an injured sacroiliac during filming. [2]

Chapter titles

  1. The Hurricane
  2. The Lion's Fangs
  3. The Flaming Jungle
  4. The Treasure Cave
  5. Saved by the Sun
  6. The Jungle Trail
  7. Pirate Peril
  8. Winds of Fate
  9. Rock of Revenge
  10. The Rescue
  11. The Stolen Wedding
  12. Marooned
  13. Prisoners of the Sea
  14. The Leopard's Lair
  15. In the Nick of Time

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Progressive Silent Film List: Perils of the Wild". Silent Era. Retrieved February 17, 2008.
  2. 1 2 Harmon, Jim; Glut, Donald F. (1973). "13. The Classics "You Say 'What Dost Thou Mean By That?' and Push Him Off the Cliff"". The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury. Routledge. p. 322. ISBN   978-0-7130-0097-9.


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