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Volcano! (1926)

Volcano! poster
Original title
Volcano
Directed by
William K. Howard
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent film about a volcanic eruption on the island of Martinique. It follows the characters' struggle to survive the disaster.

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What happens

Volcano! is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by William K. Howard and starring Bebe Daniels, Ricardo Cortez, and Wallace Beery. The picture was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on a 1920 Broadway play Martinique by Laurence Eyre. It is preserved in the Library of Congress, UCLA Film & Television Archive, and The Museum of Modern Art. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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