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A Desperate Adventure
(1924) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4800 feet
Directed by J.P. McGowan
Cast: Franklyn Farnum [‘The Unknown’], Marie Walcamp [Helen Harwell], Priscilla Bonner [Dolores Cardenas], J.P. McGowan [‘The Wasp’], Percy Challenger [‘Pop’ Harwell], Mack V. Wright [Black Pete], Slim Riley [Captain Bruce Gordon]
Independent Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Independent Pictures Corporation. / From a screen story by James Ormont. Cinematography by Walter L. Griffin. Presented by Jesse J. Goldburg. / Released 20 June 1924. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama: Western.
Synopsis: [Exhibitors Herald, 19 June 1924, page ?] Helen’s father, “Pop” Harwell, gets himself into trouble by mingling with “Black Pete’s” gang. “The Wasp” comes into “Black Pete’s” camp, only to later capture them all and arrest them as smugglers in the name of the U.S. Secret Service. Dolores is also an agent, but loses in the affection of “The Wasp,” or “Unknown,” whose love is for Helen only.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 13 March 2025.
References: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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