The Isle of Sunken Gold
(1927) United States of America
B&W : Serial / Ten chapters / 20 reels
Directed by Harry S. Webb
Cast: Anita Stewart [Princess Kala of Tafofu], Bruce Gordon [Tod Lorre], Duke Kahanamoku [Lono], Evangeline Russell [Lua], Curtis ‘Snowball’ McHenry [Possum], John Pierce (Jack P. Pierce), Vincente Howard, Emmett Wagner, Jay J. Bryan, Alfred Sabato, K. Nambu
Mascot Pictures Corporation production; distributed on State Rights basis by Mascot Pictures Corporation. / Produced by Nat Levine. / Ten chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Ship of Fire,” released 1 September 1927; [2] “Trapped in Mid-Air,” released 8 September 1927; [3] “Engulfed by the Sea,” released 15 September 1927; [4] “The Volcano’s Pit,” released 22 September 1927; [5] “The Hulk of Death,” released 29 September 1927; [6] “The Prey of Sharks,” released 6 October 1927; [7] “Fire of Revenge,” released 13 October 1927; [8] “The Battle of Canoes,” released 20 October 1927; [9] “Trapped by the Ape,” released 27 October 1927; [10] “The Devil Ape’s Secret,” released 3 November 1927. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The serial was released in the United Kingdom by Ideal Films, Limited, in 1928. The film was released in Finland on 5 November 1928. / Silent film.
Drama: Adventure.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost : Prints exist in the film holdings of Collectie Filmcollectief, Holland [chapters 4-6, plus reel one of chapter 7 (16mm reduction positives with Dutch intertitles)].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 3 May 2020.
References: Lahue-Continued pp. 259, 286 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq : with additional inofrmation provided by Cor Draijer and Eric Stedman.
Home video: DVD.
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