*Spoiler/plot- Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island, 1936. A police agent discovers a plot to sabotage Pacific air travel and travels to a Pacific island to stop the crime plot. He discovers the sabotage gang with links to San Francisco also terrorizing the island natives for their crime benefit. The agent helps the natives fight against the invaders.
*Special Stars- Mala(aka Ray Wise), Mamo Clark, John Picorri.
*Theme- Good people of many culture can work together to defeat crime.
*Trivia/location/goofs- B & W, theatrical serial. 14 episodes, not the only serial the over 12 episodes. Members of the starring lead cast were of minorities, Alaskan Inuit and Polynesian Hawaiian. Filmed on Southern California Channel Islands- Santa Rosa island. In 1966, re-released made into a TV show, 'Robinson Crusoe of Mystery Island'.
*Emotion- This was a entertaining, extravagant, and well produced theatrical serial of it's time. It was quite unique in it's use of native actors in the starring leads as positive roles. Something not usually done in films. The inclusion of zeppelin travel and two essential animal performers(dog & horse) in the story help this film to be an entertaining project to view. You can also readily see why these theatrical serials were the basis for the great adventure directors(Lucas & Spielberg) of today.
*Special Stars- Mala(aka Ray Wise), Mamo Clark, John Picorri.
*Theme- Good people of many culture can work together to defeat crime.
*Trivia/location/goofs- B & W, theatrical serial. 14 episodes, not the only serial the over 12 episodes. Members of the starring lead cast were of minorities, Alaskan Inuit and Polynesian Hawaiian. Filmed on Southern California Channel Islands- Santa Rosa island. In 1966, re-released made into a TV show, 'Robinson Crusoe of Mystery Island'.
*Emotion- This was a entertaining, extravagant, and well produced theatrical serial of it's time. It was quite unique in it's use of native actors in the starring leads as positive roles. Something not usually done in films. The inclusion of zeppelin travel and two essential animal performers(dog & horse) in the story help this film to be an entertaining project to view. You can also readily see why these theatrical serials were the basis for the great adventure directors(Lucas & Spielberg) of today.