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The Isle of Sunken Gold
The Isle of Sunken Gold

The Isle of Sunken Gold

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Adventure

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Isle of Sunken Gold is a 1927 American adventure film serial directed by Harry S. Webb. The film was long considered to be lost, however, chapters 4, 5, and 6 and reel 1 of chapter 7 were recently discovered in a European archive and retranslated back into English. A sea captain obtains half of a map directing him to an enormous treasure on a south sea island. The princess who rules the island possesses the other half of the map, and together they fight off the pirates and natives who would prevent their retrieval of the treasure.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

150 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

31 August 1927

Country

United States of America

Cast

Anita Stewart

Anita Stewart

Princess Kala of Tafofu

Bruce Gordon

Bruce Gordon

Tod Lorre

Jack Pierce

Jack Pierce

Duke Kahanamoku

Duke Kahanamoku

The Devil-Ape

Evangeline Russell

Evangeline Russell

Lua

Curtis 'Snowball' McHenry

Curtis 'Snowball' McHenry

Possum

Vincente Howard

Vincente Howard

Emmett Wagner

Emmett Wagner

Jay J. Bryan

Jay J. Bryan

Alfred Sabato

Alfred Sabato

K. Nambu

K. Nambu

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