''The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe'' is a 1922 American
adventure film serial directed by
Robert F. Hill
Robert F. Hill (April 14, 1886 – March 18, 1966) was a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor.
Career
Bob Hill began his screen career in 1915 at Universal Pictures. In those early days, members of film crews were sometimes c ...
and based upon the
1719 novel by
Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe (; born Daniel Foe; – 24 April 1731) was an English writer, trader, journalist, pamphleteer and spy. He is most famous for his novel ''Robinson Crusoe'', published in 1719, which is claimed to be second only to the Bible in its ...
. It is now considered to be a
lost film.
Cast
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Harry Myers as Robinson Crusoe
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Noble Johnson
Noble Johnson (April 18, 1881 – January 9, 1978), later known as Mark Noble, was an American actor and film producer. He appeared in films such as ''The Mummy'' (1932), ''The Most Dangerous Game'' (1932), ''King Kong'' (1933) and ''Son of ...
as
Friday
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Gertrude Olmstead
Gertrude Olmstead (November 13, 1897 – January 18, 1975) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 56 films between 1920 and 1929. Her last name was sometimes seen as Olmsted.
Career
Olmstead was born in Chicago, Illinoi ...
* Aaron Edwards
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Josef Swickard
Josef Swickard (26 June 1866 – 1 March 1940) was a Prussian-born veteran stage and screen character actor, who had toured with stock companies in Europe, South Africa, and South America.
Career
Swickard emigrated to the United States from Ger ...
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Gertrude Claire
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Emmett King
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Scott Pembroke (credited as Percy Pembroke)
Chapter titles
# The Sea Raiders
# Shipwrecked
# The Cannibals' Captives
# Hidden Gold
# The Ship of Despair
# Friday's Faith
# The Swamp of Terror
# Marooned
# The Jaguar Trap
# A Prisoner of the Sun
# No Greater Love
# The Island of Happiness
# The Sword of Courage
# The Buccaneers
# The Jolly Roger
# The Idol's Bride
# When the Heart Calls
# Back to the Primitive
See also
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List of film serials
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List of film serials by studio
References
External links
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1922 films
1922 lost films
1922 adventure films
American silent serial films
American black-and-white films
American adventure films
Films directed by Robert F. Hill
Films based on Robinson Crusoe
Lost American films
Lost adventure films
Universal Pictures film serials
1920s American films
Silent adventure films
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