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Haunted Island (1928)

Haunted Island poster
Directed by
Robert F. Hill
Genre
fantasy film, action film, silent film, adventure film
Country
United States
Runtime
3h 20m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of people go to a remote island where strange and dangerous events happen. Each episode ends with a cliffhanger that leaves the characters in peril.

fast-pacedadventurousmelodramaticcliffhanger-filledsilent-erapulpydarkly thrillingnostalgic

What happens

Haunted Island is a 1928 American silent action film serial directed by Robert F. Hill. The serial was released in 10 chapters of two reels each, with the first episode ("A Night of Fear") released on March 26, 1928. Each episode featured a lurid title, such as "The Phantom Rider," "The Haunted Room," "The Fires of Fury," or "Buried Alive." The serial was a remake of the 1918 Universal serial The Brass Bullet, which was based on the story "Pleasure Island." As of October 2009, Haunted Island is considered a lost film. A trailer survives in the Library of Congress collection. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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