''The Sea Hound'' is a 1947

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15-chapter movie serial starring Buster Crabbe based on the radio show ''

The Sea Hound ''The Sea Hound'' is an American radio adventure series that ran from June 29, 1942, to August 7, 1951. It began on the Blue Network June 29, 1942 – September 22, 1944, as a 15-minute serial for young audiences, featuring Ken Daigneau as Capt ...

''. It was the 34th of the 57 serials produced by Columbia Pictures. Buster Crabbe starred as Capt. Silver, master of the Sea Hound, and Ralph Hodges played his faithful sidekick Jerry. Pamela Blake played the captain's love interest, Ann Whitney.

Synopsis

Captain Silver and his crew receive a distress call in the

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. They rescue the crew of a yacht from modern pirates and get caught up in a search for lost treasure.

Cast

* Buster Crabbe as Captain Silver * Jimmy Lloyd as Tex *

Pamela Blake Pamela Blake (August 6, 1915 – October 6, 2009) was an American film actress who acted in almost 50 films. She is known primarily for her roles in western films and serials. Early years Blake was born in Oakland, California as Adele Pea ...

as Ann Whitney * Ralph Hodges as Jerry *

Spencer Chan Spencer Chan (March 28, 1892January 12, 1988) was an American character actor of Chinese descent. He had a long career in numerous films. Biography Chan was born in Los Angeles, California, to Kui Sing Chan (a pastor and court interpreter) and ...

as "Cookie" Kukai * Robert Barron as The Admiral *

Hugh Prosser Hugh Prosser (March 2, 1907 – November 8, 1952) was a Hollywood actor who appeared in over 90 films between 1936 and 1953. A native of Illinois, Prosser was a versatile supporting performer particularly adept at playing unscrupulous villain ...

as Stanley Rand * Rick Vallin as Manila Pete * Jack Ingram as Murdock

Chapter titles

# Captain Silver Sails Again # Spanish Gold # The Mystery of the Map # Menaced by Ryaks # Captain Silver's Strategy # The Sea Hound at Bay # Rand's Treachery # In the Admiral's Lair # On the Water Wheel # On the Treasure Trail # The Sea Hound Attacked # Dangerous Waters # The Panther's Prey # The Fatal Double-cross # Captain Silver's Last Stand _Source:

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* * 1947 films 1947 adventure films American adventure films American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films Pirate films Seafaring films Columbia Pictures film serials Films based on radio series Films directed by Mack V. Wright Films scored by Paul Sawtell Films with screenplays by George H. Plympton 1940s American films {{adventure-film-stub