The Evil Eye (1920 serial)

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The Evil Eye
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Directed byJ. Gordon Cooper
Wally Van
Written by Roy L. McCardell
Starring Benny Leonard
Ruth Dwyer
Production
company
Hallmark Pictures Corporation
Distributed byAsher’s Enterprise
Release date
  • May 1920 (1920-05)
Running time
15 episodes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Evil Eye is a 1920 American action film serial directed by J. Gordon Cooper and Wally Van. It stars boxer Benny Leonard. [1] It is considered to be a lost film. [2] [3]

Contents

Cast

Chapter titles

  1. Below the Deadline [4]
  2. In the House of the Blind Men [5]
  3. The Golden Locket [6]
  4. Vengeance of the Dead
  5. Trapped by Treachery [7]
  6. On the Wings of Death [8]
  7. The Double Cross
  8. (unknown title)
  9. Ferocious foes [9]
  10. Evil influence [10]
  11. A Monstrous Menace [11]
  12. The Path of doom [12]
  13. The House of horror [13]
  14. The Death boxer [14]
  15. Winning out [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Movie World: BOXER SIGNED FOR SERIAL: BENNY LEONARD TO BE STARRED". The Herald . No. 13, 682. Victoria, Australia. January 17, 1920. p. 3 (SPORTING EDITION). Retrieved June 9, 2018– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Evil Eye". silentera.com. Retrieved February 28, 2008.
  3. ↑ Cooper, J. Gordon, 1895-1939, (direction.); Van, Wally, 1880-1974, (production.); McCardell, Roy L. (Roy Larcom), b. 1870, (writing.); Leonard, Benny, 1896-1947, (cast.); Holmes, Stuart, 1884-1971, (cast.); Dwyer, Ruth, 1898-1978, (cast.); Shotwell, Marie, d. 1934, (cast.); Marstini, Rosita, 1894-1948, (cast.); King, Leslie, 1876-1947, (cast.); Randall, Bernard, 1884-1954, (cast.); Ascher's Enterprises; Hallmark Pictures Corporation; AFI/Nichol (Donald) Collection (Library of Congress) (1920), The evil eye. Episode no. 1, Below the deadline, Hallmark Pictures Corporation, retrieved June 9, 2018{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ The evil eye. Episode no. 1, Episode no. 1. June 9, 2018. OCLC   32542341 . Retrieved June 9, 2018– via Open WorldCat.
  5. ↑ The Evil eye, Ep02: In the house of the blind men. June 9, 2018. OCLC   84471832 . Retrieved June 9, 2018– via Open WorldCat.
  6. ↑ The Evil eye, Ep03: The Golden locket. June 9, 2018. OCLC   83336117 . Retrieved June 9, 2018– via Open WorldCat.
  7. ↑ The Evil eye, Ep05: Trapped by treachery. June 9, 2018. OCLC   83691348 . Retrieved June 9, 2018– via Open WorldCat.
  8. ↑ The Evil eye, Ep06: On the wings of death. June 9, 2018. OCLC   79297153 . Retrieved June 9, 2018– via Open WorldCat.
  9. ↑ The Evil eye, Ep09: Ferocious foes (Film, 1920), WorldCat.org
  10. ↑ The Evil eye, Ep10: Evil influence. June 9, 2018. OCLC   79827807 . Retrieved June 9, 2018– via Open WorldCat.
  11. ↑ The Evil eye, Ep11: A Monstrous menace. June 9, 2018. OCLC   79605032 . Retrieved June 9, 2018– via Open WorldCat.
  12. ↑ The Evil eye, Ep12: The Path of doom. June 9, 2018. OCLC   80032541 . Retrieved June 9, 2018– via Open WorldCat.
  13. ↑ The Evil eye, Ep13: [The House of horror. June 9, 2018. OCLC   82786214 . Retrieved June 9, 2018– via Open WorldCat.
  14. ↑ The Evil eye, Ep14: The Death boxer. June 9, 2018. OCLC   83272172 . Retrieved June 9, 2018– via Open WorldCat.
  15. ↑ The Evil eye, Ep15: Winning out. June 9, 2018. OCLC   77739682 . Retrieved June 9, 2018– via Open WorldCat.
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