''Volcano!'' is a 1926 American silent
drama film
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directed by
William K. Howard and starring
Bebe Daniels
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She began her career in Hollywood during the silent film era as a child actress, became a star in musicals s ...
,
ricardo Cortez
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Early years
Ricardo Cortez was born Jacob K ...
, and
Wallace Beery
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. The picture was produced by
Famous Players–Lasky
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and distributed by
Paramount Pictures
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. It is based on a 1920 Broadway play ''Martinique'' by Laurence Eyre. It is preserved in the
Library of Congress
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,
UCLA Film and Television Archives
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, and The
Museum of Modern Art
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.
The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Volcano''
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Plot
Cast
See also
* List of early color feature films
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Line drawn artwork poster
Lobby card and a film poster
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1926 films
1926 drama films
1920s disaster films
1920s color films
Silent American drama films
American disaster films
Films directed by William K. Howard
American silent feature films
American films based on plays
Paramount Pictures films
Films set in Martinique
American black-and-white films
Films about volcanoes
Films with screenplays by Bernard McConville
1920s American films
1920s English-language films
English-language drama films
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