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  • The Secret of Treasure Island (1938)
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    300 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The Secret of Treasure Island (1938)
Approved
300 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

In the Prologue, pirates hide a treasure on an island off the Mexican coast. And the pirates, the map and the treasure disappear in a volcanic eruption. The legend of the island draws treasure seekers for a few centuries, but the treasure ...See moreIn the Prologue, pirates hide a treasure on an island off the Mexican coast. And the pirates, the map and the treasure disappear in a volcanic eruption. The legend of the island draws treasure seekers for a few centuries, but the treasure lies undetected. Cut to 1938 and Carter Collins)---The Shark---takes possession of the island and turns it into a fortress, while he systematically seeks the gold. He takes over an ancient mansion, installs a physician, Doctor "X", his nurse Zanya, his butler, Hawkins, and Grindley, who has plans of his own, since he already has a portion of the map. The possessor of the other portion soon shows up. Meanwhile, Collins has his slave diggers---The Mole Men---digging up the island looking for the treasure. Back in the states reporter Larry Kent is assigned to go to the island to investigate the disappearance of another reporter, Paul Thorndyke. A sea captain who has half of the map is killed before he can tell the daughter, Toni Morrell, of an old shipmate about the other half but is around long enough to tell her that her father, that she doesn't know, is on the island but expires before he can tell her his name. Toni and Larry decide to join forces and solve the mysteries if the island. Written by Les Adams See less
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L. Ron Hubbard (story) | George M. Merrick (screenplay) | George Rosener (screenplay) | Elmer Clifton (screenplay)
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Mar 17, 1938 (United States)

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38 cast members
Name Known for
Don Terry
Larry Kent Larry Kent   See fewer
Gwen Gaze
Toni Morrell Toni Morrell   See fewer
Walter Miller
Carter 'The Shark' Collins Carter 'The Shark' Collins   See fewer
Grant Withers
Roderick Gridley Roderick Gridley   See fewer
George Rosener
Capt. Samuel Cuttle Capt. Samuel Cuttle   See fewer
Sandra Karina
Nurse Zanya Nurse Zanya   See fewer
P.J. Kelly
Prof. Gault (as Patrick J. Kelly) Prof. Gault (as Patrick J. Kelly)   See fewer
Yakima Canutt
Dreer (Mole-Men Leader) Dreer (Mole-Men Leader)   See fewer
William Farnum
George Brennan Westmore (Editor) George Brennan Westmore (Editor)   See fewer
Joe Caits
Saltwater Jerry [Chs.1,4-7,13-15] Saltwater Jerry [Chs.1,4-7,13-15]   See fewer
Colin Campbell
Hawkins (the Butler) [Chs. 1-3] Hawkins (the Butler) [Chs. 1-3]   See fewer
Dave O'Brien
Det. Jameson [Chs. 4-7] Det. Jameson [Chs. 4-7]   See fewer
William Royle
Paul Thorndyke [Ch.1] Paul Thorndyke [Ch.1]   See fewer
Warner Richmond
Capt. Tom Stanton, alias Capt. Tom Faxton [Ch.1] Capt. Tom Stanton, alias Capt. Tom Faxton [Ch.1]   See fewer
Ted Adams
Moore (uncredited) Moore (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Burns
Pirate (uncredited) Pirate (uncredited)   See fewer
Louis Caits
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Ed Cassidy
Passenger Ship Captain #2 (uncredited) Passenger Ship Captain #2 (uncredited)   See fewer
Willy Castello
Pirate (uncredited) Pirate (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Foster
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Jerry Frank
Mole Men Rebel Leader (uncredited) Mole Men Rebel Leader (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Frazer
Passenger Ship Captain #1 (uncredited) Passenger Ship Captain #1 (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Garcio
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph W. Girard
Newspaper Editor at Meeting (uncredited) Newspaper Editor at Meeting (uncredited)   See fewer
Herman Hack
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Hagney
Ambulance Driver (uncredited) Ambulance Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Harvey
Toni's Kidnapper (uncredited) Toni's Kidnapper (uncredited)   See fewer
Reed Howes
Pencil-Mustached Cortez Thug Leader (uncredited) Pencil-Mustached Cortez Thug Leader (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Lackteen
Pedro (uncredited) Pedro (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl Mathews
Fishing Captain (uncredited) Fishing Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
Milburn Morante
Bearded Pirate (uncredited) Bearded Pirate (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Perrin
Ambulance Attendant (uncredited) Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)   See fewer
Josef Swickard
Passenger Ship Doctor (uncredited) Passenger Ship Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Walker
Dying Mole Man (uncredited) Dying Mole Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Blackie Whiteford
Andy (uncredited) Andy (uncredited)   See fewer
Roger Williams
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Clara Kimball Young
Cortez Hotel Maid (uncredited) Cortez Hotel Maid (uncredited)   See fewer
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