Perils of the Wild is a 1925 American silent adventure film serial directed by Francis Ford. The film is considered to be lost.[1] This serial was based on the 1812 novel The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss.[2]
| Perils of the Wild | |
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| Directed by | Francis Ford |
| Written by | Isadore Bernstein William Lord Wright |
| Based on | The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss |
| Starring | Joe Bonomo Margaret Quimby |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 15 episodes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
edit- Joe Bonomo as Frederick Robinson.
- Margaret Quimby as Emily Montrose
- Jack Mower as Sir Charles Leicester
- Alfred Allen as Captain William Robinson
- Eva Gordon as Frau Mitilla Robinson
- Jack Murphy as Jack Robinson
- Howard Enstedt as Ernest Robinson
- Francis Irwin as Francis Robinson
- William Dyer as Black John
- Albert Prisco as Tonie
- Fanny Warren as Bonita (as Fannie Warren)
- John Wallace as Pirate
- James Welsh as Pirate
- Philip Ford as Pirate (as Phil Ford)
- Sammy Gervon as Pirate
- Boris Karloff
Production
editBonomo performed his own stunts. He fractured his leg and received an injured sacroiliac during filming.[2]
Chapter titles
edit- The Hurricane
- The Lion’s Fangs
- The Flaming Jungle
- The Treasure Cave
- Saved by the Sun
- The Jungle Trail
- Pirate Peril
- Winds of Fate
- Rock of Revenge
- The Rescue
- The Stolen Wedding
- Marooned
- Prisoners of the Sea
- The Leopard’s Lair
- In the Nick of Time
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Perils of the Wild". Silent Era. Retrieved February 17, 2008.
- ^ a b Harmon, Jim; Glut, Donald F. (1973). "13. The Classics "You Say 'What Dost Thou Mean By That?' and Push Him Off the Cliff"". The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury. Routledge. p. 322. ISBN 978-0-7130-0097-9.
External links
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