Plunder (serial) explained

Plunder is a 1923 American drama film serial directed by George B. Seitz. During the production of this serial, on August 10, 1922, John Stevenson, a stuntman for Pearl White, was killed doing a stunt from a moving bus to an elevated platform.^[1] The film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archive^[2] and a trailer is preserved at the Library of Congress.^[3]

Cast

• Pearl White as Pearl Travers
• Warren William as Mr. Jones (credited as Warren Krech)
• Harry Semels as Jud Deering
• Tom McIntyre
• William Nally
• Wally Oettel
• Edward J. Pool
• Charles 'Patch' Revada

Chapter titles

1. The Bandaged Man
2. Held By the Enemy
3. The Hidden Thing
4. Ruin
5. To Beat a Knave
6. Heights of Hazard
7. Mocked from the Grave
8. The Human Target
9. Game Clear Through
10. Against Time
11. Spunk
12. Under the Floor
13. Swamp of Lost Souls
14. The Madman
15. A King's Ransom

See also

• List of film serials
• List of film serials by studio

External links

• • • Stills at silenthollywood.com

Notes and References

1. Book: Stangeland. John. Warren William: Magnificent Scoundrel of Pre-Code Hollywood. Oct 28, 2010 . McFarland . 9780786461820. 54.
2. Web site: Progressive Silent Film List: Plunder . February 24, 2008. Silent Era.
3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 143 c.1978 by The American Film Institute