The Branded Four
Also known as La marque des quatre in France; O mavros satanas in Greece; ブランデッド・フォーア in Japan
(1920) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 15 chapters / 30 reels
Directed by Duke Worne
Cast: Ben Wilson [A.B.C. Drake], Neva Gerber [Marion Leonard], Joseph W. Girard [Doctor Horatio], William Dyer [the lawyer], Ashton Dearholt [Mr. Leonard], William A. Carroll [Jason], Pansy Porter [the second daughter], Golda Madden, Hal Wilson
[?] Select Pictures Corporation? production; distributed by Select Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by Hope Loring and George W. Pyper, from a screen story by Hope Loring and George W. Pyper. / 15 chapters (two reels each): [1] “A Strange Legacy,” released 1 August 1920; [2] “The Devil’s Trap,” released 8 August 1920; [3] “Flames of Revenge,” released 15 August 1920; [4] “The Blade of Death,” released 22 August 1920; [5] “Fate’s Pawn,” released 29 August 1920; [6] “The Hidden Cave,” released 5 September 1920; [7] “Shanghaied,” released 12 September 1920; [8] “Mutiny,” released 19 September 1920; [9] “The House of Doom,” released 26 September 1920; [10] “The Ray of Destruction,” released 3 October 1920; [11] “Buried Alive,” released 10 October 1920; [12] “Lost to the World,” released 17 October 1920; [13] “The Valley of Death,” released 24 October 1920; [14] “From the Sky,” released 31 October 1920; [15] “Sands of Torment,” released 7 November 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 6 May 2020.
References: Lahue-Continued pp. 83, 201, 283; Stedman-Serials p. 43 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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