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Release Year1922
Runtime5h 10m
LanguageNo Language
CertificationNR
GenresAdventure
Votes1
DirectorSam L. Warner, Jack L. Warner
WritersSam L. Warner
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast6 credited
Also Known AsA Dangerous Adventure
About A Dangerous Adventure
Grace Darmond, who had made quite a splash in the 1921 (and still extant) serial The Hope Diamond Mystery, returned to the Saturday matinees as Marjorie Stanton, the treasure-hunting damsel-in-distress of A Dangerous Adventure, produced in 15 chapters and directed by two of the Warner Brothers, Sam and Jack L. Warner. Marjorie and her sister Edith (Derelys Perdue) accompany their uncle (Jack Richardson) on a treasure hunt to Darkest Africa, where the latter fiendishly attempts to sell Marjorie to Ubanga (Rex de Roselli), the local High Priest. Happily, also along for the ride is handsome MacDonald Hayden (Philo McCullough), a wild game hunter who rescues both girls from several fates worse than death.
Directed by Sam L. Warner, Jack L. Warner, A Dangerous Adventure leans on a strong ensemble — Grace Darmond, Philo McCullough, Jack Richardson — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about adventure titles of 1922.
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