Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
Directed byRay Taylor
Mack V. Wright
Written byMorgan Cox
Maurice Geraghty
Barry Shipman
Produced byNat Levine
Sol C. Siegel
StarringRay Mala
Mamo Clark
Herbert Rawlinson
William Newell
John Ward
John Dilson
Selmer Jackson
John Picorri
CinematographyEdgar Lyons
William Nobles
Edited byHelene Turner
William Witney
Music byHugo Riesenfeld
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • November 14, 1936 (1936-11-14) (serial)
Running time
14 chapters (256 minutes) (serial)
71 minutes (feature)
6 26½-minute episodes (TV)
100 minutes (TV movie)[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$106,779 (negative cost: $111,848)[1]
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island, Chapter 1: The Mysterious Island

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936) is a Republic movie serial starring Ray Mala. It was the fourth of the 66 serials produced by Republic and the last (of four) to be released in 1936. Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island is notable for being the first Republic serial to contain another common aspect of serials—a Re-Cap Chapter, similar to a clipshow in modern television, whereby the events of the previous chapters are repeated via clips (in order to save money). Contrary to popular belief, this was not the invention of the concept, which had been routinely used in serial production before the release of this serial. The serial was edited into the film Robinson Crusoe of Mystery Island, which was released in 1966.

  1. ^ a b Mathis 1995. pp. 3, 10, 18–19.