''Buried Treasure'' is a 1921 American silent adventure film directed by George D. Baker and written by George D. Baker and F. Britten Austin. The film stars

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, Edith Shayne,

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, John Charles, and Thomas Findley. The film was released on April 10, 1921, by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

Strung around the idea of reincarnation, this film goes back in time to the days of the Spanish galleons and pirates burying their treasure; treasure to be found centuries later.

Cast

as Pauline Vandermuellen / Lucia / others *

as Dr. John Grant *

as William Vandermuellen *Edith Shayne as Mrs. Vandermuellen *

as Joeffrey Vandermuellen *John Charles as Duc de Chavannes *Thomas Findley as The Captain

Production

In her 10th film,

plays a young woman whose trances lead her to a pirate's treasure. The theme of reincarnation was rare for the time. This was the first film in which Davies played a

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: She plays the modern-day Pauline as well as the Spanish Lucia. This was also the first Davies production to be filmed on the West Coast, with several scenes filmed on Catalina. The prologue to the film shows Davies as a cavewoman, an Egyptian princess, a medieval damsel, and as Lucia.

Status

A nitrate print of ''Buried Treasure'' held in the

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is missing a

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. A limited edition DVD was released by

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with a music score by Lorusso and

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in October 2017.

References

External links

* * 1921 films American adventure films 1921 adventure films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by George D. Baker American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films Silent adventure films English-language adventure films {{silent-adventure-film-stub