Monday, August 8, 2011

Terror Island (1920)


Realart Pictures
Directed by James Cruze
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Kino)

Houdini vehicle is low on plot and only so-so on action. There is an excessive use of letters and newspapers, text, to advance the plot. Houdini is an inventor who uses a submarine to search for sunken treasure in the south Pacific. The island is inhabited by the usual stereotypes. Even Houdini's famous escapes are a disappointment: an underwater rescue and another one using his feet to untie a knot.

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