''Volcano!'' is a 1926 American silent

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directed by William K. Howard and starring

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, and

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. The picture was produced by

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and distributed by

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. It is based on a 1920 Broadway play ''Martinique'' by Laurence Eyre. It is preserved in the

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, and The

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.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Volcano''
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