The Master Key (1914 serial)

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The Master Key
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Directed by Robert Z. Leonard
Written byRobert Z. Leonard
Based on“The Master Key”
by John Fleming Wilson
StarringRobert Z. Leonard
Ella Hall
Harry Carter
Distributed by Universal Film Manufacturing Co.
Release date
  • November 16, 1914 (1914-11-16)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent with English intertitles

The Master Key is a 1914 American film serial directed by Robert Z. Leonard. It is considered to be lost, with only episode 5 of 15 surviving in the Library of Congress. [1]

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References

  1. "Progressive Silent Film List: The Master Key". Silent Era. Retrieved June 11, 2010.