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Pirate Treasure (1934)

Pirate Treasure poster
Directed by
Ray Taylor
Genre
adventure film
Country
United States
Runtime
4h
Rated
NR
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In this old movie serial from the 1930s, a hero goes after a hidden treasure while dealing with a villain. There is a love interest and lots of stunts.

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What happens

Pirate Treasure is a 1934 Universal film serial. It was the twenty-first sound serial released by Universal, of the sixty-nine they released in total (it was the eighty-ninth serial if Universal's silent serials are considered as well, of a total of 137 serials). It was a rare example of the swashbuckling genre in the film serial medium. Ray Taylor directed Richard Talmadge, Lucille Lund and Walter Miller (as the hero, love interest and villain respectively). The serial is especially praised for the stunt work of Talmadge. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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