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The Phantom Buccaneer

The Phantom Buccaneer

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 18, 1916

Runtime

1h 10m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

The Phantom Buccaneer

Production Companies

The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company

Director

J. Charles Haydon

Description

Stuart Northcote, a London adventurer, slays the president of a mythical South American republic, and establishes himself at its head. Mercia Solano, daughter of the slain official, leads a conspiracy to avenge her father's death by killing Northcote. The adventurer escapes to London, however, after looting the republic's treasure chest. He is pursued by Mercia and a band. The adventurer, perceiving his deadly peril, employs Jack Burton, an impoverished young Englishman, to act as his double. The girl shoots at the double, and other fiendish plots are carried out to kill him. Burton frustrates them all.