The Adventurer (1928 film)

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]

The Adventurer
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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 (1928-07-14)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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