Jimmie Dale, Alias “The Grey Seal”
Also known as [Jimmie Dale Sello Gris] : {Jimmy Dale, Alias the Grey Seal}, {Jimmy Dales, Alias the Grey Seal}
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 16 chapters / 32 reels
Directed by Harry McRae Webster
Cast: E.K. Lincoln [Jimmy Dale], Edna Hunter [Marie La Salle], Doris Mitchell [the woman in black], Paul Panzer [Henry La Salle], Leslie King, Louis Haine, George Pauncefort, Auston Webb, Jules Ferrar, William H. Turner, Doris Kenyon
Monmouth Film Corporation production; distributed by [?] Unicorn Film Service Corporation and/or Mutual Film Corporation [Mutual Featurette]? / Produced by Harry McRae Webster. Scenario by Mildred Considine, from the novel The Professional Adventures of the Grey Seal by Frank L. Packard. / 16 chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Grey Seal,” released 23 March 1917; [2] “The Stolen Rubies,” released 30 March 1917; [3] “The Counterfeit Five,” released 6 April 1917; [4] “The Metzer Murder Mystery,” released 13 April 1917; [5] “A Fight for Honor,” released 20 April 1917; [6] “Below the Deadline,” released 27 April 1917; [7] “The Devil’s Work,” released 4 May 1917; [8] “The Underdog,” released 11 May 1917; [9] “The Alibi,” released 18 May 1917; [10] “Two Crooks and a Knave,” released 25 May 1917; [11] “A Rogue’s Defeat,” released 1 June 1917; [12] “The Man Higher Up,” released 8 June 1917; [13] “Good for Evil,” released 15 June 1917; [14] “A Sheep Among Wolves,” released 22 June 1917; [15] “The Tapped Wires,” released 29 June 1917; [16] “The Victory,” released 6 July 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / [?] The first chapter was originally announced to be released on 16 October 1916. [?] It is possible that Unicorn Film Service Corporation was the initial distributor but went bankrupt early in 1917 and that domestic distribution was picked up by Mutual Film Corporation later in 1917. [?] The serial may have been exported to foreign markets by Hawk Film Company beginning in April 1917.
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. 47, 178, 286 : ClasIm-226 p. 43 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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