Haunted Island
Haunted Island | |
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Directed by | Universal Pictures |
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Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Haunted Island is a 1928 American
Plot
Rosalind Joy (Helen Foster) is an heiress who has inherited a South Seas island known as Pleasure Island. A hidden cache of gold is allegedly buried on the island, which has several haunted structures. Rosalind's uncle, Spring Gilbert (Al Ferguson), wants the gold for himself and declares he will stop at nothing, not even the death of his niece, to get it. Rosalind, meanwhile, is befriended by Jerry Fitzjames (Jack Dougherty), a playwright. Unfortunately, Jerry has only recently escaped from a psychiatric hospital. Although he swears to protect Rosalind, she doubts Jerry's sanity. The two lovers race against Uncle Gilbert (who has set several traps for them) to find the treasure. In the end, Rosalind and Jerry are aided by the "Phantom Rider," a spectral horseman.[6]
Casting and marketing
Dougherty had been signed by Universal in 1924 and quickly became of the leading men in the studio's serials.[7] However, this film was Dougherty's last for Universal.[8]
To market the film, Universal Studios printed a unique "one-sheet"—a 27 inch by 41 inch (68.6 cm by 119.4 cm), five-color poster in the form of an old pirate map illustrated with scenes from each chapter of the serial.[9]
Cast
- Jack Dougherty as Jerry Fitzjames
- Helen Foster as Rosalind Joy
- Carl Miller as Yetor King
- Al Ferguson as Spring Gilbert
- John T. Prince as Mark Joy
- Grace Cunard as Mary Strong
- Wilbur Mack
See also
References
- ISBN 0-89950-565-1
- ^ ISBN 0-8108-3268-2
- ISBN 0-7864-0287-3
- ^ "The Lost Serial Collection DVD Set." The Serial Squadron. No date. Archived April 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Accessed October 15, 2009.
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) [trailer only] p.76 c.1978 American Film Institute
- ISBN 0-7864-0449-3
- ISBN 0-7864-1286-0
- ISBN 0-7864-2010-3
- ^ Lahue, Kalton C. Bound and Gagged: The Story of the Silent Serials. South Brunswick, N.J.: A.S. Barnes, 1968.
External links
- Haunted Island at IMDb