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Plunder
(1923) United States of America
Also known as Pillage in France; De diefstal in the Netherlands; O Tesouro dos Índios in Portugal; El botín de los piratas in Spain
B&W : Serial / 15 chapters / 30 reels
Directed by George B. Seitz
Cast: Pearl White [Pearl Travers], Warren Krech (Warren William) [Mr. Jones], Harry Semels [Jud Deering], Tom McIntyre, William Nally, Wally Oettel, Edward J. Pool, Charles ‘Patch’ Revada
George B. Seitz Productions production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated [Pathéserial]. / Produced by George B. Seitz. Scenario by Bertram Millhauser. Stunts by John Stevenson. / 15 chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Bandaged Man,” released 28 January 1923; [2] “Held by the Enemy,” released 4 February 1923; [3] “The Hidden Thing,” released 11 February 1923; [4] “Ruin,” released 18 February 1923; [5] “To Beat a Knave,” released 25 February 1923; [6] “Heights of Hazard,” released 4 March 1923; [7] “Mocked from the Grave,” released 11 March 1923; [8] “The Human Target,” released 18 March 1923; [9] “Game Clear Through,” released 25 March 1923; [10] “Against Time,” released 1 April 1923; [11] “Spunk,” released 8 April 1923; [12] “Under the Floor,” released 15 April 1923; [13] “Swamp of Lost Souls,” released 22 April 1923; [14] “The Madman,” released 29 April 1923; [15] “A King’s Ransom,” released 6 May 1923. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Stuntman John Stevenson (doubling for White) died 10 August 1922 from injuries sustained from a stunt accident while shooting the film. The serial was released in the Netherlands as De diefstal by Internationaal Film Bureau beginning 3 August 1923. The serial was released in Portugal as O Tesouro dos Índios beginning 23 March 1925.
Drama.
Survival status: Print exists in the UCLA Film and Television Archive film archive (John Hampton / Stanford Theatre Foundation collection); a trailer for the film exists in the Library of Congress film archive.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials - USA: New York: New York
Listing updated: 18 April 2023.
References: Brownlow-Parade p. 322; Everson-American p. 246f; Lahue-Bound pp. 63, 67; Lahue-Continued pp. 66, 237, 287; Stedman-Serials p. 17 : Website-IMDb; Website-NFPF; Website-SerSq.
Home video: DVD.
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