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The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Also known as ロビンソン・クルーソー漂流記 in Japan; Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé in Portugal
(1922) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 18 chapters / 36 reels
Directed by Robert Hill (Robert F. Hill)

Cast: Harry Myers [Robinson Crusoe], Noble Johnson [Friday], Gertrude Olmstead, Aaron Edwards, Joseph Swickard (Josef Swickard), Gertrude Claire, Emmett King, Percy Pembroke (Scott Pembroke), Joe Martin the chimpanzee

The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [Universal Special]. / Scenario by Emma Belle Clifton, from the novel The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. / 18 chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Sea Raiders,” released 27 March 1922, © 16 March 1922 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17659]; [2] “Shipwrecked,” released 3 April 1922, © 29 March 1922 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17700]; [3] “The Cannibal’s Captives,” released 10 April 1922, © 31 March 1922 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17711]; [4] “Hidden Gold,” released 17 April 1922, © 4 April 1922 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17729]; [5] “The Ship of Despair,” released 24 April 1922, © 11 April 1922 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17746]; [6] “Friday’s Faith,” released 1 May 1922, © 20 April 1922 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17776]; [7] “The Swamp of Terror,” released 8 May 1922, © 26 April 1922 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17802]; [8] “Marooned,” released 15 May 1922, © 28 April 1922 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17812]; [9] “The Jaguar Trap,” released 22 May 1922, © 9 May 1922 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17864]; [10] “The Prisoner of the Sun,” released 29 May 1922, © 13 May 1922 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17908]; [11] “No Greater Love,” released 5 June 1922, © 1 June 1922 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP18057]; [12] “The Island of Happiness,” released 12 June 1922, © 6 June 1922 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17944]; [13] “The Sword of Courage,” released 19 June 1922, © 12 June 1922 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17951]; [14] “The Buccaneers,” released 26 June 1922, © 15 June 1922 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17970]; [15] “The Jolly Roger,” released 3 July 1922, © 21 June 1922 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17988]; [16] “The Idol’s Bride,” released 10 July 1922, © 3 July 1922 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP18032]; [17] “When the Heart Calls,” released 17 July 1922, © 10 July 1922 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP18042]; [18] “Back to the Primitive,” released 24 July 1922, © 17 July 1922 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP18062]. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Eddie Polo had been announced to star in a competing serial also about Robinson Crusoe that was to have been shot in Florida; the production was apparently cancelled.

Drama: South Seas.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Animals: Monkeys (Chimpanzees) - Serials

Listing updated: 6 May 2020.

References: Edmonds-BigU pp. 125, 126; Lahue-Continued pp. 98-99, 226, 283; LoC-MoPic-2 p. 6 : Screenland-192204 p. 7 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.

 
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