Black Magic

Black Magic

A romance of the South Seas-stripped to its stark core!

1929 · 66 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama

On a South Seas island, "three white derelicts drink away memories of the past. After many adventures during which a girl enters the picture, the three are rehabilitated and everything turns out happily."

Directed by George B. Seitz · Written by Katherine Hilliker

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