The Jade Box
(1930) United States of America
B&W : Serial / Ten chapters / 20 reels
Directed by Ray Taylor
Cast: Louise Lorraine [Helen Morgan], Jack Perrin [Jack Lamar], Monroe Salisbury [John Lamar], Francis Ford [Martin Morgan], Leo White [Percy Winslow], Wilbur Mack [Edward Haines], Frank Lackteen [the cultist], Jay Novello [a cultist], Eileen Sedgwick [a harem girl]
Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by Frederick J. Jackson, from a screen story by Frederick J. Jackson. Presented by Carl Laemmle. / Ten chapters (two reels each): [1] “Jade of Jeopardy,” released 24 March 1930; [2] “Buried Alive,” released 31 March 1930; [3] “The Shadow Man,” released 7 April 1930; [4] “The Fatal Prophecy,” released 14 April 1930; [5] “The Unseen Death,” released 21 April 1930; [6] “The Haunting Shadow,” released 28 April 1930; [7] “The Guilty Man,” released 5 May 1930; [8] “The Grip of Death,” released 12 May 1930; [9] “Out of the Shadows,” released 19 May 1930; [10] “The Atonement,” released 26 May 1930. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film, with talking sequences, synchronized music and sound effects.
Drama.
Survival status: Print exists in the film holdings of MCA/Universal (east coast storage facility) [incomplete 35mm positive (also missing some soundtrack disks)].
Current rights holder: (unknown)
Keywords: Serials - Synchronized sound film
Listing updated: 3 May 2020.
References: Lahue-Continued pp. 275, 286 : ClasIm-225 p. C8 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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