Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936)

Directed by

Mack V. Wright, Ray Taylor

Genre

spy film

Country

United States

Runtime

4h 16m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A government agent investigates a spy ring in the South Pacific. He uses a radio to call for help while facing various dangers on a remote island.

old-fashionedaction-packedlightheartedepisodicadventurousbreezycliffhanger-heavy

What happens

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936) is a Republic movie serial starring Ray Mala. It was the fourth of the 66 serials produced by Republic and the last (of four) to be released in 1936. Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island is notable for being the first Republic serial to contain another common aspect of serials—a Re-Cap Chapter, similar to a clipshow in modern television, whereby the events of the previous chapters are repeated via clips (in order to save money). Contrary to popular belief, this was not the invention of the concept, which had been routinely used in serial production before the release of this serial. The serial was edited into the film Robinson Crusoe of Mystery Island, which was released in 1966. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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