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The Mystery Ship
Also known as O Navio Fantasma in Portugal
(1917-1918) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 18 chapters / 36 reels
Directed by Harry Harvey, Henry McRae (Henry MacRae) and Francis Ford
Cast: Ben Wilson [Miles Gaston Jr.], Neva Gerber [Betty Lee], Duke Worne [Harry Russell, Betty’s fiancé], Nigel de Brulier [James Lee, Betty’s father], Neal Hart [X-19], Harry Archer [Colonel Le Gage], Elsie Van Name [Betty’s aunt], Kingsley Benedict [Jack Fay], Malcolm Blevins, Francis Ford, Phil Ford
The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by [?] Harry Harvey, William Packer and Blaine Pearson?, from a [?] screen story by Elsie Van Name? Special effects by Milton Moore. / 18 chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Crescent Scar,” released 1 December 1917; [2] “The Grip of Hate,” released 8 December 1917; [3] “Adrift,” released 15 December 1917; [4] “The Secret of the Tomb,” released 22 December 1917; [5] “The Fire God,” released 29 December 1917; [6] “Treachery,” released 5 January 1918; [7] “One Minute to Live,” released 12 January 1918; [8] “Hidden Hands,” released 19 January 1918; [9] “The Black Masks,” released 26 January 1918; [10] “The Rescue,” released 2 February 1918; [11] “The Line of Death,” released 9 February 1918; [12] “The Rain of Fire,” released 16 February 1918; [13] “The Underground House,” released 23 February 1918; [14] “The Masked Riders,” released 2 March 1918; [15] “The House of Trickery,” released 9 March 1918; [16] “The Forced Marriage,” released 16 March 1918; [17] “The Deadly Torpedo,” released 23 March 1918; [18] “The Fight in Mid-Air,” released 30 March 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The serial was released in Portugal beginning 26 May 1919.
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 30 April 2020.
References: Edmonds-BigU p. 91; Lahue-Continued pp. 54, 179-180, 287; Stedman-Serials pp. 43, 47 : ClasIm-224 p. 44 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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