A Dangerous Adventure
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Directed bySam Warner
Jack L. Warner
Screenplay bySam Warner
Based onA Dangerous Adventure
by Frances Guihan
Produced byWilliam Nicholas Selig
StarringGrace Darmond
Philo McCullough
Jack Richardson
Robert Agnew
Derelys Perdue
Rex De Rosselli
CinematographyAndré Barlatier
John W. Boyle
Walter L. Griffin
Floyd Jackman
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • November 1, 1922 (1922-11-01)
Running time
15 chapters
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Budget$175,000[1][2]
Box office$142,000 (worldwide rentals)[1][2]

A Dangerous Adventure is a 1922 American silent adventure serial film directed by Sam Warner and Jack L. Warner and written by Sam Warner. The film stars Grace Darmond, Philo McCullough, Jack Richardson, Robert Agnew, Derelys Perdue, and Rex De Rosselli. The film was released by Warner Bros. on November 1, 1922.[3][4][5]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[6] two young women and their uncle trek into Africa in quest of buried treasure. They encounter wild animals, terrible natives, and rampaging storms but escape them all. The sweethearts of the women come to their rescue and bring them back.

Cast

Chapter titles

  1. The Jungle Storm
  2. The Sacrifice
  3. The Lion Pit
  4. Brandon's Revenge
  5. At the Leopard's Mercy
  6. The Traitor
  7. The Volcano
  8. The Escape
  9. The Leopard's Cave
  10. The Jungle Water Hole
  11. The Hippopotamus Swamp
  12. The Lion's Prey
  13. In the Tiger's Lair
  14. The Treasure Cave
  15. The Rescue

Reception

According to Warner Bros records the film earned $83,000 domestically and $59,000 foreign.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Glancy, H Mark (1995). "Warner Bros Film Grosses, 1921–51: the William Schaefer ledger". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 15: 55–73. doi:10.1080/01439689500260031.
  2. 1 2 3 Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 1 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  3. "A Dangerous Adventure (1922) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  4. Hans J. Wollstein. "A Dangerous Adventure (1922) - Sam Warner". AllMovie. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  5. "A Dangerous Adventure". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  6. "Tried and Proven Pictures: A Dangerous Adventure". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 38. March 22, 1924. Retrieved October 13, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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