A Dangerous Adventure
Also known as 死の渦巻 in Japan; Aventura peligrosa in Venezuela
(1922) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 15 chapters / 31 reels
Directed by S.L. Warner (Sam Warner) and J.L. Warner (Jack Warner)
Cast: Grace Darmond [Marjorie Stanton], Philo McCullough [MacDonald Hayden], Jack Richardson [Herbert Brandon], Robert Agnew [Jimmy Morrison], Derelys Perdue [Edith Stanton], Rex de Rosselli [Ubanga, the high priest], Omar Whitehead [a native], Mabel Stark, Josephine Hill, Captain J.R. Riccarde (J.R. Riccarde)
Warner Brothers Pictures, Incorporated, production; distributed on State Rights basis by Warner Brothers Pictures, Incorporated. / Scenario by S.L. Warner (Sam Warner). from a screen story by Frances Guihan. Cinematography by André Barlatier, John W. Boyle, Walter L. Griffin and Floyd Jackman. / 15 chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Jungle Storm; or, The Stolen Medal,” released [?] 25 February or 1 November? 1922 (three reels); [2] “The Sacrifice”; [3] “The Lion Pit”; [4] “Brandon’s Revenge”; [5] “At the Leopard’s Mercy”; [6] “The Traitor”; [7] “The Volcano”; [8] “The Escape”; [9] “The Leopard’s Cave”; [10] “The Jungle Water Hole”; [11] “The Hippopotamus Swamp”; [12] “The Lion’s Prey”; [13] “In the Tiger’s Lair”; [14] “The Treasure Cave”; [15] “The Rescue.” / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The serial was edited to seven reels and rereleased as a feature film by Warner Brothers Pictures, Incorporated, on 15 November 1922.
Drama: Adventure.
Survival status: Print exists in the UCLA Film and Television Archive film archive [chapters 1-11 and 13-15, 35mm positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Africa - Serials
Listing updated: 6 May 2020.
References: Lahue-Continued pp. 227, 284; Sherwood-Best p. 161; Weaver-Twenty p. 28 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq : with additional information provided by Robert Youhouse.
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