# Manhunt of Mystery Island, Chapter 2

A scientist who is developing a machine to project unlimited power is being held prisoner by the evil Captain Mephisto, a pirate from 200 years ago who uses his Transformation Machine to disguise himself as one of the four owners of Mystery Island. A criminologist and the scientist's daughter go to Mystery Island to rescue him. IMDb Page

- Kind: Short
- Year: 1945
- Runtime: 14 min
- By: Ronald Davidson
- Genres: Science fiction, Adventure, Mystery
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/ManhuntMysteryIsland_2)
- Licence or status: [Public domain (Creative Commons dedication)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

Not offered: its uploader marks it public domain, and the US Copyright Office's records do not settle that it is (a record that may be another film's, a film first published abroad, a year when renewal was automatic, or a country they do not name). Unclear is not offered.