Pirate of Panama
Also known as {Pirates of Panama}
(1929) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 12 chapters / 24 reels
Directed by Ray Taylor
Cast: Jay Wilsey [Karl], Natalie Kingston [Evelyn Wallace], Al Ferguson [Boris Bothwell], George Ovey [Evelyn’s brother], Mary Sutton [Aunt Berry], Otto Bibber [Teager]
Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation. / Produced by Henry MacRae. Scenario by George Morgan and Arthur Henry Gooden, from a screen story by William MacLeod Raine. Presented by Carl Laemmle. / 12 chapters (two reels each): [1] “Pirate Gold,” released 8 July 1929; [2] “Mutiny,” released 15 July 1929 ; [3] “The Treasure Chest,” released 22 July 1929 ; [4] “The Pirate’s Secret,” released 29 July 1929 ; [5] “Vengeance,” released 5 August 1929; [6] “Trapped by the Tide,” released 12 August 1929; [7] “The Shadow of Death,” released 19 August 1929; [8] “The Menacing Swamp,” released 26 August 1929; [9] “The Signal of Hope,” released 2 September 1929; [10] “Two Lives for One,” released 9 September 1929; [11] “The Price of Greed,” released 16 September 1929; [12] “The Greatest Treasure,” released 23 September 1929. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost: A theatrical trailer for the serial survives.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Pirates - Serials
Listing updated: 29 April 2020.
References: Lahue-Continued pp. 273, 287 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq : with additional information provided by Robert Youhouse.
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