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The Master Key
Also known as Hovednøglen in Denmark; マスター・キイ in Japan; Mästernyckeln in Sweden
(1914-1915) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 15 chapters / 31 reels
Directed by Robert Z. Leonard
Cast: Bob Leonard (Robert Z. Leonard) [John Dore], Ella Hall [Ruth Gallon], Harry Carter [Harry Wilkerson], Jean Hathaway [Jean Darnell], Alfred Hickman [Charles Everett], Wilbur Higby [Tom Gallon], Charles Manley [Tom Kane], Jack Holt [Donald Faversham], Jim Corey [Wah Sing], Alan Forrest (Allan Forrest) [George Crane], Mack V. Wright, Rupert Julian, Cleo Madison, Edward A. Mills, Robert Chandler (James Robert Chandler), Marc Robbins (Marc B. Robbins)
The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by [?] Calder Johnstone and/or Robert Z. Leonard?, from the serialized novel The Master Key by John Fleming Wilson. / 15 chapters (two reels each): [1] “Gold Madness,” released 16 November 1914 (three reels); [2] “A Ship Wreck and Wrecked Hopes,” released 23 November 1914; [3] “The Ghost Appears,” released 30 November 1914; [4] “Over the Divide,” released 7 December 1914; [5] “The Lost Vein,” released 14 December 1914; [6] “Wilkerson Strikes,” released 21 December 1914; [7] “The Battle in the Dark,” released 28 December 1914; [8] “The Struggle on the Roof,” released 11 January 1915; [9] “Arrested for Murder,” released 18 January 1915; [10] “The Fight for the Mine,” released 25 January 1915; [11] “The Secret of the Chest,” released 1 February 1915; [12] “The Quest for the Idol,” released 8 February 1915; [13] “A Queer Alliance,” released 15 February 1915; [14] “The God Takes All,” released 22 February 1915; [15] “Fate Unlocks the Doors,” released 1 March 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The chapter 8 release date was changed to one week later than announced when Leonard became sick and unable to work.
Drama: Adventure.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost : Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive [chapter 5 only].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Miners - Mines - Serials
Listing updated: 1 May 2020.
References: Edmonds-BigU pp. 40, 41, 42; Lahue-Bound pp. 23, 49; Lahue-Continued pp. 21-22, 158, 286; Stedman-Serials p. 14; Tarbox-Lost p. 232 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq : with additional information provided by Kim Fahlstedt.
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