A Final Reckoning
(1929) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 12 chapters / 24 reels
Directed by Ray Taylor
Cast: Buffalo Bill Jr. (Jay Wilsey) [Captain Wilson], Louise Lorraine [Miss Whitney], Newton House [Ruben Whitney], Edmund Cobb [Black Jack], Frank Clark [Jim Whitney]
Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by Basil Dickey and George Morgan, from a novel by George Alfred Henty. Cinematography by Frank Redman. Presented by Carl Laemmle. / 12 chapters (two reels each): [1] “A Treacherous Friend,” released 15 April 1929; [2] “The Man Trap,” released 22 April 1928; [3] “Trapped,” released 29 April 1928; [4] “Face to Face,” released 6 May 1928 ; [5] “Ambushed,” released 13 May 1928 ; [6] “Unmasked,” released 20 May 1928 ; [7] “In Wolf’s Clothing,” released 27 May 1928 ; [8] “An Attack in the Dark,” released 3 June 1928; [9] “A Ride for Life,” released 10 June 1928; [10] “The Blast of Death,” released 17 June 1928; [11] “The Living Dead,” released 24 June 1928; [12] “The Reward,” released 1 July 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / [?] Website-IMDb lists the release date of the first chapter as 15 April 1928. [?] There is a possibility that these credits belong to two separate films. The serial was released in the United Kingdom beginning 8 July 1929. / Silent film.
Drama: Western.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost : Print exists of a theatrical trailer for the film.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 4 May 2020.
References: Lahue-Continued pp. 272, 284 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq : with additional information supplied by Roger Childs.
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