The Sea Hound (serial)
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The Sea Hound is a Columbia
movie serial
starring Buster Crabbe
based on the radio show The Sea Hound
. It was the thirty-fourth of the fifty seven serials produced by Columbia.
. They rescue the crew of a yacht from modern pirates and get caught up in a search for lost treasure.
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Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
movie serial
Serial (film)
Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials, Film serials or Chapter plays, were short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a feature film. They were related to pulp magazine serialized fiction...
starring Buster Crabbe
Buster Crabbe
Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe was an American athlete and actor, who starred in a number of popular serials in the 1930s and 1940s.-Birth:...
based on the radio show The Sea Hound
The Sea Hound
Adventures of the Sea Hound was a popular radio show that ran on the Blue Network from 1942 to 1945, Mutual from 1946-47, and ABC in 1948. Between 1942 and 1945, it was produced on behalf of Nelson A. Rockefeller's Office of Inter-American Affairs and was part of a national program to strengthen...
. It was the thirty-fourth of the fifty seven serials produced by Columbia.
Synopsis
Captain Silver and his crew receive a distress call in the South PacificOceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
. They rescue the crew of a yacht from modern pirates and get caught up in a search for lost treasure.
Cast
- Buster CrabbeBuster CrabbeClarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe was an American athlete and actor, who starred in a number of popular serials in the 1930s and 1940s.-Birth:...
as Captain Silver - Jimmy Lloyd as Tex
- Pamela BlakePamela BlakePamela Blake was an American film actress. She starred opposite John Wayne in the 1939 film Wyoming Outlaw....
as Ann Whitney - Ralph Hodges as Jerry
- Spencer ChanSpencer ChanSpencer Chan was an Chinese American film, television, and stage actor. Chan's filmography included many uncredited roles and only a few middle roles. Chan was born in Shanghai, China, and died in Los Angeles, California. He was 95 years old at the time of his death.-Films:-Television:-External...
as "Cookie" Kukai - Robert Barron as The Admiral
- Hugh ProsserHugh ProsserHugh Prosser was a Hollywood actor who appeared in over 90 films between 1936 and 1953.A native of Illinois, Prosser was a versatile supporting performer particularly adept at playing unscrupulous villains, but also satisfactory in character roles and the occasional sympathetic part...
as Stanley Rand - Rick VallinRick VallinRick Vallin was an actor who appeared in over 150 films between 1938 and 1966.Born Eric Efron in Russia, Vallin came to America while still young. He started his Hollywood career with an uncredited part in the film Freshman Year...
as Manila Pete - Jack IngramJack Ingram (actor)Jack Ingram was an American film actor. He appeared in over 300 films between 1935 and 1966, according to the Internet Movie Data Base.He was born in Illinois, and died in Canoga Park, California of a heart attack...
as Murdock
Chapter titles
- Captain Silver Sails Again
- Spanish Gold
- The Mystery of the Map
- Menaced by Ryaks
- Captain Silver's Strategy
- The Sea Hound at Bay
- Rand's Treachery
- In the Admiral's Lair
- On the Water Wheel
- On the Treasure Trail
- The Sea Hound Attacked
- Dangerous Waters
- The Panther's Prey
- The Fatal Double-cross
- Captain Silver's Last Stand
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