Elmo, the Mighty
Also known as Jernmanden in Denmark; Le maître du monde in France; Elmo, o Poderoso in Portugal; Den svarte spökryttaren in Sweden
(1919) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 18 chapters
Directed by Henry McRae (Henry MacRae) [?] and J.P. McGowan?
Cast: Elmo Lincoln [Captain Elmo Armstrong], Grace Cunard [Lucille Gray], Frederic Starr (Fred Starr) [Steve Blighton], Virginia Kraft [Mrs. Armstrong], Ivor McFadden [Rawden], James Cole [the mystery man], Rex De Rosselli [Graville Sear], Madge Hunt [Gray’s cook], Chai Hong [Wong], W.H. Chapman (William N. Chapman), Grace McLean, William Orlamond, Bob Reeves
Great Western Producing Company production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [The Universal Super Serial]. / Cinematography by A. McClain. / 18 chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Mystery of the Mad Mountain,” released 16 June 1919; [2] “Buried Alive,” released 23 June 1919; [3] “Flames of Hate,” released 30 June 1919; [4] “A Fiendish Revenge,” released 7 July 1919; [5] “The Phantom Rescue,” released 14 July 1919; [6] “The Puma’s Paws,” released 21 July 1919; [7] “The Masked Pursuer,” released 28 July 1919; [8] “The Flaming Pit,” released 4 August 1919; [9] “The House of a Thousand Tortures,” released 11 August 1919; [10] “Victims of the Sea,” released 18 August 1919; [11] “The Burning Den,” released 25 August 1919; [12] “Lashed to the Rocks,” released 1 September 1919; [13] “Into the Chasm,” released 8 September 1919; [14] “The Human Bridge,” released 15 September 1919; [15] “Crashing to Earth,” released 22 September 1919; [16] “Parachute Perils,” released 29 September 1919; [17] “The Plunge,” released 6 October 1919; [18] “Unmasked,” released 13 October 1919. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The serial was released in France as Le maître du monde by Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont in 1920. The serial was released in Portugal as Elmo, o Poderoso on 12 July 1920. The serial was released in Denmark as Jernmanden beginning 15 November 1920. The serial was released in Sweden as Den svarte spökryttaren on 22 November 1920.
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 5 May 2020.
References: Edmonds-BigU p. 100; Lahue-Continued pp. 70, 192, 284; Stedman-Serials p. 56 : Website-SerSq; Website-IMDb.
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