Pirates of the High Seas

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Pirates of the High Seas
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Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
(as Spencer Bennet)
Thomas Carr
Written by Joseph F. Poland
David Mathews
George H. Plympton
Charles R. Condon
Produced by Sam Katzman
Starring Buster Crabbe
Lois Hall
Tommy Farrell
Cinematography Ira H. Morgan
Edited by Earl Turner
Production
company
Sam Katzman Productions
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • November 2, 1950 (1950-11-02)
Running time
260 minutes
(15 episodes)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Pirates of the High Seas is a 1950 American adventure serial film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Carr and starring Buster Crabbe, Lois Hall and Tommy Farrell.

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Plot

Adventurer Jeff Drake sails to a Pacific island in aid of Kelly Walsh, an old friend whose freight line is being sabotaged by a ghost ship (such as the classic Flying Dutchman). Drake and Walsh's investigation concerns the search for Walter Castell, an escaped convict who stole 5 million dollars in diamonds at the close of World War II. Several other people, including Walsh's sister, all want to go to the island. Drake and his friends encounter multiple dangers when they are attacked by a gang also looking for the stolen diamonds led by the mysterious 'Admiral'...

Cast

Production

Pirates of the High Seas qualifies as both a sea and a jungle story, due to action taking place on uncharted islands. [1]

Chapter titles

  1. Mystery Mission
  2. Attacked by Pirates
  3. Dangerous Depths
  4. Blasted to Atoms
  5. The Missing Mate
  6. Secret of the Ivory Case
  7. Captured by Savages
  8. The Vanishing Music Box
  9. Booby Trap
  10. Savage Snare
  11. Sinister Cavern
  12. Blast from the Depths
  13. Cave In
  14. Secret of the Music Box
  15. Diamonds from the Sea

Source: [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Cline, William C. (1984). "3. The Six Faces of Adventure". In the Nick of Time . McFarland & Company, Inc. pp.  36. ISBN   0-7864-0471-X.
  2. ↑ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time . McFarland & Company, Inc. pp.  251. ISBN   0-7864-0471-X.
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