Perils of the wild (lost 1925 serial)

'Peri's of the Wild '' is a lost 1925 serial starring Joe Bonomo, the strongman, as Jack an ending wriien by her in 1827, 9 years after Father Weiss died,  SheRobinson and William Dyer as Black John, the villain of the piece. It's based on the Johabb Wyss novel 'Swiss Family Robinson. ''

Synopsis
Unfortunately, Johann Wyss left his manuscript incomplete and unfinished, and it was assembled and edited by his son Johann Junior. Because of this, an entirely different plot involving pirates was substituted, with the pirate treasure being the MzcGuffin of that plot. The villain, Black John, finds his treasure missing and tries to take it back from the Robinson, thereby creating the action and suspence needed to sustain this 15 episode serial,