The Lurking Peril
(1919) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 15 chapters / 30 reels
Directed by George Morgan
Cast: George Larkin [Donald Britt], Anna Luther [Phyllis Charlton], William Betchel [Doctor Bates], Ruth Dwyer [Betty Bates], John Nicholson [Kersey], Peggy Shanor, Robert Coleson
Wistaria Productions production; distributed on State Rights basis by Arrow Film Corporation. / Scenario by Lloyd Lonergan and George Larkin, from a screen story by Lloyd Lonergan. / 15 chapters (two reels each): [1] “The $25,000 Contract,” released 15 December 1919; [2] “At the Edge of the Cliff,” released 22 December 1919; [3] “The Aviator Victim,” released 29 December 1919; [4] “A Bolt from Heaven,” released 5 January 1920; [5] “The Man Trap in the Woods,” released 12 January 1920; [6] “A Duel of Wits,” released 19 January 1920; [7] “A Satanic Plot,” released 26 January 1920; [8] “Helpless in a Madhouse,” released 2 February 1920 ; [9] “The Hiding Place in the Slums,” released 9 February 1920 ; [10] “A Den in Chinatown,” released 16 February 1920 ; [11] “At a Maniac’s Mercy,” released 23 February 1920 ; [12] “Six Inches of Steel,” released 1 March 1920; [13] “Trapped by Telegraph,” released 8 March 1920; [14] “The Dynamite Ship,” released 15 March 1920; [15] “The Last Plot of Bates,” released 22 March 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / [?] Lahue-Bound pp. 32, 66 lists the actresses’ name as Anne Luther.
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Airplanes - Serials
Listing updated: 1 May 2020.
References: Lahue-Bound pp. 32, 66; Lahue-Continued pp. 195-196, 286 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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