Terror Island
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

''Terror Island'' is a 1920 American silent adventure film produced by
Jesse Lasky Jesse Louis Lasky (September 13, 1880 – January 13, 1958) was an American pioneer Film producer, motion picture producer who was a key founder of what was to become Paramount Pictures, and father of screenwriter Jesse L. Lasky Jr. Early life ...
and directed by
James Cruze James Cruze (born James Cruze Bosen; March 27, 1884 – August 3, 1942) was a silent film actor and film director. Early years Cruze's middle name came from the battle of Vera Cruz. He was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...
. It is a starring vehicle for illusionist
Harry Houdini Harry Houdini (, born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American escape artist, magic man, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts. His pseudonym is a reference to his spiritual master, French magician ...
here costarring with
Lila Lee Lila Lee (born Augusta Wilhelmena Fredericka Appel; July 25, 1905 – November 13, 1973) was a prominent screen actress, primarily a leading lady, of the silent film and early sound film eras. Early life The daughter of Augusta Fredericka Appe ...
. This film listed as 7 reels by the AFI but two reels are lost/missing with only 5 reels remaining.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Terror Island''
/ref> The film had the working title of ''Salvage''.


Plot

Beverly West appeals to Harry Harper, the inventor of a submarine device for salvaging sunken vessels, to help her rescue her father from the South Sea natives who are holding him as a ransom for the skull shaped pearl that Beverly possesses. Also desirous of the pearl is Job Mourdant, Beverly's guardian, who kidnaps his ward and heads out to sea. Harry follows and saves Beverly when Mourdant throws her overboard. After the two parties arrive on the island, Harry is captured but escapes in time to see the natives thrust Beverly into an iron safe and throw her into the sea. Once again, Harry saves the girl, and finally procures the gems after struggling with a man in a diving suit. Harry then so impresses the natives with his magic that they release Beverly and her father and the three set sail for home.


Cast

*
Harry Houdini Harry Houdini (, born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American escape artist, magic man, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts. His pseudonym is a reference to his spiritual master, French magician ...
as Harry Harper *
Lila Lee Lila Lee (born Augusta Wilhelmena Fredericka Appel; July 25, 1905 – November 13, 1973) was a prominent screen actress, primarily a leading lady, of the silent film and early sound film eras. Early life The daughter of Augusta Fredericka Appe ...
as Beverly West, niece of Job Mordaunt *
Jack Brammall Jack Brammal, born John George Brammal, was an actor on stage and screen in the United States. He was born in England. In 1909 he was in a Shubert production. He joined David Miles at Kinemacolor in 1912. Also in 1912 he was part of The Screen C ...
as Ensign Tom Starkey *
Wilton Taylor Wilton Taylor (1869 – January 24, 1925) was an American stage and silent screen actor. He usually played gruff men of authority like wardens, judges or the police commissioner in Tod Browning's '' Outside the Law'' (1920). Of some other su ...
as Job Mordaunt *
Eugene Pallette Eugene William Pallette (July 8, 1889 – September 3, 1954) was an American actor who worked in both the silent and sound eras, performing in more than 240 productions between 1913 and 1946. After an early career as a slender leading man, ...
as Guy Mordaunt *Edward Brady as Captin Marsh *Frank Bonner as Chief Bakaida *Ted E. Duncan as First Officer Murphy *Fred Turner as Mr. West *
Rosemary Theby Rosemary Theresa Theby (born Rose Masing, April 8, 1892 – November 10, 1973) was an American film actress. She appeared in some 250 films between 1911 and 1940. Early life and career The daughter of George and Katherine Masing, Theby ...
as Sheila Mourdant, Guy Mordaunt's wife


References


External links

*
''Terror Island'' at afi.com
* 1920 films American silent feature films Films directed by James Cruze Famous Players-Lasky films 1920 adventure films American adventure films Harry Houdini American black-and-white films Silent adventure films 1920s American films {{silent-adventure-film-stub