The Iron Test
(1918-1919) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 15 chapters / 30 reels
Directed by Robert N. Bradbury and Paul C. Hurst
Cast: Antonio Moreno [Albert Beresford], Carol Holloway [Edith Paige], Barney Furey [Lewis Craven], Chet Ryan [Pesky Flynn], Frank Jonasson [Morgan Jenkins], Hartford Hoxie (Jack Hoxie), Charles Rich, Jack Waltemeyer, Neal Hart, Kate Price
The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The Vitagraph Company of America. / Scenario by C. Graham Baker, from a screen story by Cyrus Townsend Brady and Albert E. Smith. / 15 chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Ring of Fire,” released 21 October 1918; [2] “The Van of Disaster,” released 28 October 1918; [3] “The Blade of Hate,” released 4 November 1918; [4] “The Noose,” released 11 November 1918; [5] “The Tide of Death,” released 18 November 1918; [6] “Fiery Fate,” released 25 November 1918; [7] “The Whirling Trap,” released 2 December 1918; [8] “The Man Eater,” released 9 December 1918; [9] “The Pit of Lost Hope,” released 16 December 1918; [10] “In the Coils,” released 23 December 1918; [11] “The Red Mask’s Prey,” released 30 December 1918; [12] “The Span of Terror,” released 6 January 1919; [13] “Hanging Peril,” released 13 January 1919; [14] “Desperate Odds,” released 20 January 1919; [15] “Riding with Death,” released 27 January 1919. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Acrobats - Circuses - Rope - Serials
Listing updated: 3 May 2020.
References: Lahue-Bound p. 45; Lahue-Continued pp. 63, 64, 187-188, 286; Lahue-Gentlemen p. 159; Slide-BigV p. 305 : ClasIm-225 p. 45 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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