Winners of the West
(1921-1922) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 18 chapters / 36 reels
Directed by Edward Laemmle
Cast: Art Acord [Arthur Standish / ‘The Mysterious Spaniard’], Myrtle Lind [Betty Edwards], Burton C. Law [John C. Fremont], Bert Frank (J. Herbert Frank) [Squire Blair], Burt Wilson (Burton S. Wilson) [Doctor Edwards], Jim Corey [Godney], Percy Pembroke (Scott Pembroke) [Louis Blair], Bob Kortman [a Sioux warrior], ZaSu Pitts
The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [Universal Special]. / Produced by Edward Laemmle. Scenario by Ford Beebe and Robert Dillon, from a screen story by Ford Beebe and Robert Dillon. / 18 chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Power of Gold,” © 22 September 1921 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP16988], released 26 September 1921; [2] “The Blazing Arrow,” © 23 September 1921 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17014]; [3] “Perils of the Plains,” © 28 September 1921 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17028]; [4] “The Flame of Hate,” © 7 October 1921 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17072]; [5] “A Fight for a Fortune,” © 14 October 1921 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17101]; [6] “Buried Alive,” © 22 October 1921 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17126]; [7] “Fires of Fury,” © 27 October 1921 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17147]; [8] “The Pit of Doom,” © 5 November 1921 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17170]; [9] “The Chasm of Peril,” © 13 November 1921 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17185]; [10] “Sands of Fear,” © 18 November 1921 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17215]; [11] “The Poisoned Pool,” © 25 November 1921 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17249]; [12] “A Duel in the Night,” © 1 December 1921 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17269]; [13] “The Web of Fate,” © 7 December 1921 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17326]; [14] “The Trail of Mystery,” © 12 December 1921 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17361]; [15] “Unmasked,” © 21 December 1921 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17395]; [16] “Hidden Gold,” © 21 December 1921 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17396]; [17] “The Cave of Terror,” © 31 December 1921 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17428]; [18] “The End of the Trail,” © 4 January 1922 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP17438]. / 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: 25 February 2012.
References: Edmonds-BigU p. 125; Katchmer-Eighty p. 6; Lahue-Continued pp. 92, 225, 289; LoC-Copy-1922 p. 94; LoC-MoPic-2 p. 958; McCaffrey-Guide p. 18; Weaver-Twenty p. 27 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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