The Veiled Mystery
Also known as Le voile mystérieux in France; O Fantasma Implacável in Portugal
(1920) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 15 chapters / 30 reels
Directed by Webster Cullison, William J. Bowman, Francis J. Grandon and Antonio Moreno
Cast: Antonio Moreno [Ralph Moore], Pauline Curley, H.A. Barrows (Henry A. Barrows), Nenette de Courey [Ethel Moore], W.L. Rogers (Walter Rodgers) [Doctor Lyons], William S. Smith (William Smith) [Richard Seymour], George Reed [Tom], George Cooper, Frank Lackteen, Valerio Olivo
The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The Vitagraph Company of America. / Scenario by Graham Baker (C. Graham Baker), from a screen story by Cyrus Townsend Brady and Albert E. Smith. Cinematography by Park Ries. / 15 chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Menace,” released 20 September 1920; [2] “The Quicksand,” released 26 September 1920; [3] “The Sea Demon,” released 3 October 1920; [4] “Trapped in Mid-Air,” released 10 October 1920; [5] “The Well of Despair,” released 17 October 1920; [6] “The Fiery Furnace,” released 24 October 1920; [7] “Human Targets,” released 31 October 1920; [8] “The Span of Death,” released 7 November 1920; [9] “A Slide for Life,” released 14 November 1920; [11] “The Smoke of Doom,” released 21 November 1920; [12] “The Climax of Hate,” released 28 November 1920; [13] “The Sinister Stroke,” released 5 December 1920; [14] “The Veil’s Secret,” released 12 December 1920; [15] “The Accounting,” released 19 December 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama: Western.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 26 April 2020.
References: Braff-Short n. 52; Lahue-Continued pp. 215, 289; Lahue-Gentlemen p. 159 : ClasIm-220 p. 34; ClasIm-223 p. 22; ClasIm-225 pp. 45-46 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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