The Adventurer (1928 film)

The Adventurer
The Adventurer
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Viktor Tourjansky ; W.S. Van Dyke
Screenplay by	Ruth Cummings; Jack Cunningham
Story by	Leon Abrams
Produced by	Irving Thalberg
Starring	Tim McCoy; Dorothy Sebastian; Charles Delaney; George Cowl; Michael Visaroff
Cinematography	Clyde De Vinna
Edited by	Sam Zimbalist
Production; company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	July 14, 1928;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (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

Tim McCoy as Jim McClellan
Dorothy Sebastian as Dolores de Silva
Charles Delaney as Barney O'Malley
George Cowl as Esteban de Silva
Michael Visaroff as Somaroff
Gayne Whitman as The Tornado
Alex Melesh as John Milton Gibbs
Katherine Block as Duenna

References

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

External links

The Adventurer at IMDb

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[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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