The Invisible Hand (serial)

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The Invisible Hand
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Advertisement for The Invisible Hand, on pages 22 and 23 of the February 7, 1920 Exhibitors Herald.
Directed by William Bowman
Written by C. Graham Baker (as Graham Baker)
Story by Cyrus Townsend Brady
Albert E. Smith
Starring Antonio Moreno
Pauline Curley
Jay Morley
Brinsley Shaw
CinematographyPark Ries
Production
company
Distributed byVitagraph Company of America
Release date
  • January 1920 (1920-01)
Running time
15 chapters
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

The Invisible Hand is a 1920 American silent Western film serial directed by William Bowman and starring Antonio Moreno, Pauline Curley, Jay Morley, and Brinsley Shaw. The film was released by Vitagraph Company of America in January 1920. [1] [2]

Contents

Cast

Chapter titles

  1. Setting the Snare
  2. TNT
  3. Winged Death
  4. Gassed
  5. Dodging Disaster
  6. The Closing Jaw
  7. The Submarine Cave
  8. Outwitted
  9. A Heathen Sacrifice
  10. Fender of Flesh
  11. Flirting with Death
  12. Dungeon of Despair
  13. Plunging Peril
  14. A Modern Mazeppa
  15. Closing the Net

Preservation

Like most silent film serials, the film is now considered lost. [3]

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References

  1. "The Invisible Hand". AllMovie. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  2. "The Invisible Hand". TCM.com. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  3. "Progressive Silent Film List: The Invisible Hand". silentera.com. Retrieved June 17, 2018.