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A wealthy and beautiful California woman, Mrs. Patricia Gregory, has spent 14 years searching the world over for her little daughter, Joan Gregory. Fourteen years ago, Mrs. Gregory, her husband and baby daughter, were shipwrecked in the South Pacific. Everyone on board was believed lost except Mrs. Gregory, but she has always felt that her little girl was also saved. This belief has caused Mrs. Gregory to offer a large reward for news of any young white girl found in the Sou…

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In the premiere episode of Magic Island, titled "Jerry Hall's Proposal," we meet Mrs. Patricia Gregory, a wealthy woman who has spent the last 14 years searching for her daughter, Joan, lost in a tragic shipwreck. The narrative opens with a sense of urgency as a police radio car patrols the area near Mrs. Gregory's home, responding to reports of a prowler. This prowler turns out to be Jerry Hall, a young boy who claims to have vital information about Joan's fate.

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Magic Island, Episode 1

1 Jerry Hall's Proposal

Monday, January 6, 1936 · 11:39

Magic Island, Episode 1

1 Jerry Hall's Proposal

Monday, January 6, 1936 · 11:39

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Mrs. Patricia Gregory searches for her long-lost daughter, Joan, who disappeared after a shipwreck 14 years ago. A young boy named Jerry claims to have information about her whereabouts on a mysterious magic island.

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