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The Secret of Treasure Island
Columbia movie serial based on Robert Louis Stevenson's
novel Treasure Island.
The story was written by L. Ron Hubbard, at the time a writer
of pulp fiction who went on to found Scientology.
Plot
The serial is set on a remote island in the Caribbean, where reporter
Larry Kent (Don Terry) and his enemies search for a lost treasure
trove of gold. Kent arrives on the island in search of another reporter
who had gone missing. Kent discovers that valuable lost treasure is
buried on the island, and finds half of a map which holds a clue to its
location. Toni Morrell (Gwen Gaze), the daughter of a shipmate whose
murdered partner knew where the treasure was buried, agrees to help
Kent investigate his friend's disappearance and locate the treasure.
Morrell and Kent are opposed by a villain named Collins (Walter Miller)
who uses his henchmen and supply of weapons and land mines in an
attempt to stop them. Kent's enemy in the film is Dr. X. (Hobart Bosworth)
who wears a skull mask and pirate clothing, and is in the process of
developing a powerful explosive. Due to the actions of Dr. X., Kent is
nearly buried alive, killed with dynamite and slashed in a sword battle.
He defeats Dr. X. in the last installment of the serial titled "Justice".
Cast
Don Terry as Larry Kent, a reporter investigating the disappearance of a colleague
Gwen Gaze as Toni Morrell
Walter Miller as Carter 'The Shark' Collins, owner of the island
Grant Withers as Roderick Gridley
George Rosener as Capt. Samuel Cuttle
Hobart Bosworth as Dr X.
Sandra Karina as Nurse Zanya
Patrick J. Kelly as Professor Gault
Yakima Canutt as Dreer, Leader of the Mole Men, Collins' slave diggers
Chapter titles
The Isle of Fear
The Ghost Talks
The Phantom Duel
Buried Alive
The Girl Who Vanished
Trapped by the Flood
The Cannon Roars
The Circle of Death
The Pirate's Revenge
The Crash
Dynamite
The Bridge of Doom
The Mad Flight
The Jaws of Destruction
Justice
From: Wikipedia the Free
Encyclopedia
Your Serial comes on a DVD-R in a Paper Protective Sleeve (NOT in a CASE) with Color Artwork on the DVD. All of our Serials Have Menus.
Please keep in mind that this movie
is of very good quality for its age, but is over 75
years old. This is Not HD quality and may not look that great on
your large flat screen TV.
This Classic Serial is in the
Public Domain.
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Thousands of motion pictures are
in the Public Domain because they were 1: Released without Copyright
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under the old requirements for films made before 1964.
Date of release: March 17th, 1938
Date entered public domain: January 1, 1967
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