| The Diamond Master | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Jack Nelson |
| Written by | Jacques Futrelle |
| Starring | Hayden Stevenson Louise Lorraine |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 10 episodes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent with English intertitles |
The Diamond Master is a 1929 film serial directed by Jack Nelson. The film is considered to be lost. [1] It is based on a story by Jacques Futrelle who was one of the 1,500 victims in the Titanic disaster in 1912.
The Hazards of Helen is an American adventure film serial of 119 twelve-minute episodes released over a span of slightly more than two years by the Kalem Company between November 7, 1914, and February 24, 1917.
Professor Craig Kennedy is a fictional detective created by Arthur B. Reeve.
Lewis D. Collins was an American film director and occasional screenwriter. In his career spanning over 30 years, he churned out dozens of Westerns.
The Ace of Scotland Yard is a 1929 Universal movie serial. It was the first partial sound serial released by Universal Pictures. The film was released in September 1929. It was a part-talkie serial using music and sound effects.
The Red Rider is a 1934 American Western film serial from Universal Pictures and starring Buck Jones. It has 15 chapters based on the short story "The Redhead from Sun Dog" by W. C. Tuttle, and is a remake of Buck Jones' earlier 1931 film The Range Feud.
The Master Key is a 1945 Universal movie serial, directed by Lewis D. Collins and Ray Taylor. It starred Milburn Stone, Dennis Moore and Byron Foulger. This serial also featured the screen debut of future western film star Lash LaRue.
Wheeler Oakman was an American film actor.
The Red Glove is a 1919 American film serial directed by J. P. McGowan for Universal. The film is considered to be lost.
The Great Radium Mystery is a 1919 American silent adventure film serial directed by Robert Broadwell and Robert F. Hill. This serial is now considered a lost film.
The Moon Riders is a 1920 American silent Western film serial directed by B. Reeves Eason and Theodore Wharton. The serial is considered lost. It ran for 18 episodes.
The Diamond Queen is a 1921 American adventure film serial directed by Edward A. Kull. The film is considered to be lost. The creator of the story Jacques Futrelle was lost in the Titanic disaster in 1912.
The Steel Trail is a 1923 American drama film serial directed by and starring William Duncan. The serial was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation The serial was released in Finland beginning 19 May, 1929.
The Riddle Rider is a 1924 American silent Western film serial directed by William James Craft starring William Desmond and Eileen Sedgwick. The film is considered to be lost. The 1927 serial The Return of the Riddle Rider is a sequel.
Blake of Scotland Yard is a 1927 American silent action film serial directed and co-written by Robert F. Hill. It starred Hayden Stevenson, Grace Cunard, and Monte Montague, plus an uncredited appearance by Walter Brennan. It was followed by a sequel, 1929's The Ace of Scotland Yard.
Haunted Island is a 1928 American silent action film serial directed by Robert F. Hill. The serial was released in 10 chapters of two reels each, with the first episode released on March 26, 1928. Each episode featured a lurid title, such as "The Phantom Rider," "The Haunted Room," "The Fires of Fury," or "Buried Alive." The serial was a remake of the 1918 Universal serial The Brass Bullet, which was based on the story "Pleasure Island." As of October 2009, Haunted Island is considered a lost film. A trailer survives in the Library of Congress collection.
The Pirate of Panama is a 1929 American action film serial directed by Ray Taylor. The film is considered to be lost.
The Lightning Raider is a 1919 American action film serial directed by George B. Seitz. It was the on-screen debut of Boris Karloff, albeit as an extra. The film serial survives in an incomplete state with some reels preserved at the Library of Congress Public Archives of Canada/Dawson City collection and other film archives, but it is not available on home video. The serial was shown in France as Par Amour.
The Green Archer is a ten part 1925 American mystery film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. It is based on Edgar Wallace's bestselling 1923 novel of the same name. The filmmakers moved the setting of the novel from England to the United States. The story was remade in the sound era as another serial The Green Archer by Columbia Pictures.
A serial film,film serial, movie serial, or chapter play, is a motion picture form popular during the first half of the 20th century, consisting of a series of short subjects exhibited in consecutive order at one theater, generally advancing weekly, until the series is completed. Usually, each serial involves a single set of characters, protagonistic and antagonistic, involved in a single story, which has been edited into chapters after the fashion of serial fiction and the episodes cannot be shown out of order or as a single or a random collection of short subjects.
George W. Pyper (1886–1965) was an American screenwriter of the silent era. He was also a novelist. Pyper wrote the scripts for many productions made by FBO and Rayart Pictures, generally action films and westerns. He also worked on several serials for Universal Pictures.
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