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The Fortieth Door Synopsis
Plenty of adventure in the desert with "villains dashing madly across deserts with the lives of both the hero and the heroine at stake, - long underground avenues, trick doors, trap doors, and many ways of the unruly villains to torture the innocent. Allene Ray plays the daughter of a Mohammedan desert merchant, and the discovery that she is really French furthers her romance with the hero. Also featured are archaeological diggings and rescue by the British Army." (Variety-1924)
Shipwrecked Among Cannibals Synopsis
A travelogue/documentary including explorations of the fauna and people of Siam, New Guinea, and Java, with interpolations of an apparently fictitious encounter between the filmmakers and cannibalistic natives of Frederick Henry Island in the South Pacific.
"The Fortieth Door" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "Shipwrecked Among Cannibals" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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The Fortieth DoorBoth films share