The Adventurer
Theatrical release poster
Directed byViktor Tourjansky
W.S. Van Dyke
Screenplay byRuth Cummings
Jack Cunningham
Story byLeon Abrams
Produced byIrving Thalberg
StarringTim McCoy
Dorothy Sebastian
Charles Delaney
George Cowl
Michael Visaroff
CinematographyClyde De Vinna
Edited bySam Zimbalist
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • July 14, 1928 (1928-07-14)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Adventurer is a 1928 American silent adventure film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and an uncredited W.S. Van Dyke with a screenplay written by Ruth Cummings and Jack Cunningham. The film stars Tim McCoy, Dorothy Sebastian, Charles Delaney, George Cowl and Michael Visaroff. The film was released on July 14, 1928, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1][2]

Plot

Mining engineer Jim McClellan is in love with Dolores de Silva, the daughter of the deposed president of a South American country. McClellan tries to help de Silva regain power but finds himself involved in a series of dangerous adventures that even lead him to a firing squad. Eventually, the revolutionaries are defeated and the president returns to the government while McClellan finally wins the girl he loves.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "The Adventurer (1928) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "The Adventurer". AFI. Retrieved November 7, 2014.

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Films by Victor Tourjansky
Films directed by W. S. Van Dyke
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