Was there any movies made based on a GA Henty book?

Answer 1

The film made was a 1929 black and white serial called A Final Reckoning and very probably didn't closely match the original book which was set in Australia but, the detail is thus:

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A Final Reckoning

(1929) American

B&W : Serial / 24 reels

Directed by Ray Taylor Cast: Frank Clark [Jim Whitney], Newton House, Louise Lorraine, Jay Wilsey, Edmund Cobb Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by Basil Dickey and George Morgan, from a novel by George Alfred Henty. Cinematography by Frank Redman. / Twelve episodes (two reels each): [1] "A Treacherous Friend," released 15 April 1929. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / Silent film. Drama: Western. Survival Status: The film is presumed lost. Keywords: Serials-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/F/FinalReckoning1929.htmlA Final Reckoning

(1929) American

B&W : Serial / Twelve episodes

Directed by Ray Taylor

Cast: Newton House, Louise Lorraine, Jay Wilsey, Edmund Cobb

Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation. / Twelve episodes: [1] "A Treacherous Friend" released April 15, 1929. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / Silent film. The film is presumed lost.

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A Final Reckoning Edmund Cobb, Newton House, Louise Lorraine ...more Universal's "Champion Boy Rider," toothy Newton House, starred in this 12-chapter Western serial set among gold prospectors Down Under. House played Ruben Whitney, who, along with his older sister (Louise Lorraine), travels to Australia to join Papa Whitney in his search for gold. The older Whitney is found murdered, and with the help of the handsome Captain Wilson (Buffalo Bill Jr.), Ruben goes in search of the killer, a despicable villain known as Black Jack (Edmund Cobb). Universal's many Western heroes apparently engaged elsewhere, the studio borrowed Buffalo Bill Jr. (aka Jay Wilsey) from Poverty Row company Rayart for this exciting serial, which was directed by action specialist Ray Taylor. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide Movie Cast Edmund Cobb - Black Jack Newton House - Ruben Whitney Louise Lorraine - Ruben's sister Frank Clark - Jim Whitney Jay Wilsey - Captain Wilson Movie Crew Ray Taylor - Director Basil Dickey - Screenwriter George Morgan - Screenwriter Frank Redman - Cinematographer Henry MacRae - Associate Producer G. A. Henry - Story Author Production Company and Distributer : Universal Pictures (US) Plot Outline: A brother and sister search Australia for a gold mine that their father had discovered before his death.

In Black and White and with Mono Sound Mix