Haunted Island

Haunted Island is a 1928 American silent action film serial directed by Robert F. Hill. The serial was released inchapters of two reels each, with the first episode A Night of Fear released on March 26, 1928. Each episode featured a lurid title, such as The Phantom Rider, The Haunted Room, The Fires of Fury, or Buried Alive. The serial was a remake of the 1918 Universal serial The Brass Bullet, which was based on the story Pleasure Island.

Rosalind Joy Helen Foster is an heiress who has inherited a South Seas island known as Pleasure Island. A hidden cache of gold is allegedly buried on the island, which has several haunted structures. Rosalinds uncle, Spring Gilbert Al Ferguson, wants the gold for himself and declares he will stop at nothing, not even the death of his niece, to get it. Rosalind, meanwhile, is befriended by Jerry Fitzjames Jack Dougherty, a playwright. Unfortunately, Jack has only recently escaped from a psychiatric hospital. Although he swears to protect Rosalind, she doubts Jerrys sanity. The two lovers race against Uncle Gilbert who has set several traps for them to find the treasure. In the end, Rosalind and Jerry are aided by the Phantom Rider, a spectral horseman.Actor Jack Dougherty had been signed by Universal in 1924, and quickly became of the leading men in Universals serials. However, this film was Doughertys last for Universal. ........

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