The Fatal Fortune
Also known as Djævleøens Hemmelighed in Denmark
(1919-1920) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 15 chapters / 30 reels
Directed by Donald MacKenzie and Frank Wunderlee
Cast: Helen Holmes [Helen], Lieutenant Jack Levering, Leslie King, Bill Black (William Black), Frank Wunderlee, Floyd Buckley, [?] Sidney Dalbrook or Jack Dalbrook?, Nellie Lindrith, Lillian Worth
S.L.K. Serial Corporation (Sherman Krellberg Productions) production; distributed on State Rights basis. / Produced by Sherman S. Krellberg. Scenario by Walter Richard Hall (Walter R. Hall). Presented by Sherman S. Krellberg. / 15 chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Trader’s Secret,” released 15 December 1919; [2] “Men of Tigerish Mold,” released 22 December 1919; [3] “Tortured by Flames,” released 29 December 1919; [4] “A Climb for Life,” released 5 January 1920; [5] “The Forced Marriage,” released 12 January 1920; [6] “Desperate Chances,” released 19 January 1920; [7] “A Plunge to Death,” released 26 January 1920; [8] “A Struggle in Midair,” released 2 February 1920; [9] “The Deadly Peril,” released 9 February 1920; [10] “Sure Death,” released 16 February 1920; [11] “A Leap for Life,” released 23 February 1920; [12] “A Fiendish Plot,” released 1 March 1920; [13] “Set Adrift,” released 8 March 1920; [14] “The Hidden Treasure,” released 15 March 1920; [15] “Unmasked,” released 22 March 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: 18 April 2023.
References: Lahue-Continued pp. 66, 67-68, 192-193, 284 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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