White Eagle (1922 serial)

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White Eagle
White Eagle poster 1922.jpg
A poster for episode number 5.
Directed by Fred Jackman
W. S. Van Dyke
Written by Carl Krusada (as Val Cleveland)
Story by Ruth Roland
Produced by Hal Roach
Starring Ruth Roland
Earl Metcalfe
Edited by Richard C. Currier
Distributed by Pathé Exchange
Release date
  • January 1, 1922 (1922-01-01)
Running time
15 episodes
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles
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Lobby card.

White Eagle is a 1922 American silent Western film serial directed by Fred Jackman and W. S. Van Dyke. The film is considered to be lost. [1] White Eagle is almost a remake of the earlier Ruth Roland serial Hands Up [2] The serial features a famous scene of Ruth Roland climbing a rope ladder from a moving train to a plane flying overhead. [2]

Contents

Cast

Episodes

The serial consisted of fifteen two reel episodes, two of which were entitled "The Clash of the Clans." [4] [5]

  1. The Sign of the Trident
  2. The Red Men's Menace
  3. A Strange Message
  4. The Lost Trail
  5. The Clash of the Clans
  6. The Trap
  7. The Mysterious Voyage
  8. The Island of Terror
  9. The Flaming Arrow
  10. The Cave of Peril
  11. Danger Rails
  12. Win or Lose
  13. The Clash of the Clans
  14. The Pivoted Rock
  15. The Golden Pool

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References

  1. "Progressive Silent Film List: White Eagle". Silent Era. Retrieved February 25, 2008.
  2. 1 2 Stedman, Raymond William (1971). "2. The Perils of Success" . Serials: Suspense and Drama By Installment. University of Oklahoma Press. pp.  44. ISBN   978-0-8061-0927-5.
  3. Craig, C. E., ed. (June 8, 1922). "It's a Fact". Pleasanton Observer-Enterprise. Vol. 51, no. 2. Pleasanton, KS: The Linn County Publishing Co. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Rainey, Buck (February 2010). Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956. McFarland. pp. 256–257. ISBN   978-0-7864-4702-2.
  5. Craig, C. E., ed. (June 8, 1922). "Ruth Roland and All = Star Cast in 'White Eagle'". Pleasanton Observer-Enterprise. Vol. 51, no. 2. Pleasanton, KA: The Linn County Publishing Co. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.