Adventure (1925 film)
| Adventure | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Victor Fleming |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky Victor Fleming |
| Written by | Jack London(novel) Gordon Rigby A.P. Younger |
| Cinematography | Charles Schoenbaum (*as C. Edgar Schoenbaum) |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | April 14, 1925(NY premiere) April 27, 1925(USA) February 14, 1926(Finland) |
| Running time | 7 reels(2,012 meters or 6,713 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film(English intertitles) |
Adventure is a lost 1925 film produced by Famous Players-Lasky, distributed by Paramount Pictures and directed by Victor Fleming. It is based on Jack London's 1911 novel Adventure.
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[edit] Plot
A Solomon Islands plantation owner, David Sheldon (Tom Moore) becomes ill from blackwater fever following the death of many of his fieldhands die from the disease. Joan Lackland (Pauline Starke), a female soldier of fortune, arrives by schooner in the islands. Enlisting the aid of her Kanaka crew, she defends Sheldon from an attack by the natives, led by Googomy (Noble Johnson). Joan becomes David's business partner after nursing back to health and helps protect his mortgaged property from two greedy moneylenders. In attempting to gain revenge, the moneylenders incite the natives to revolt.[1] [2]
[edit] Cast
- Tom Moore — David Sheldon
- Pauline Starke — Joan Lackland
- Wallace Beery — Morgan
- Raymond Hatton — Raff
- Walter McGrail — Tudor
- Duke Kahanamoku — Noah Noa
- James Spencer — Adam
- Noble Johnson — Googomy
[edit] References
- ^ Adventure at silentera.com
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
[edit] External links
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