The Dragon's Net

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The Dragon's Net
The Dragon's Net (1920) - Walcamp 1.jpg
Walcamp meeting Chinese officials during production of the film
Directed by Henry MacRae
Written by George Hively
Henry MacRae
Eleanor Fried
Based on"The Petals of Lao-Tze"
by J. Allan Dunn
Starring Marie Walcamp
Harland Tucker
Edited by Eleanor Fried
Distributed by Universal Film Manufacturing Co.
Release date
  • August 23, 1920 (1920-08-23)
Running time
12 episodes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
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The Dragon's Net ad, 1920

The Dragon's Net is a 1920 action film serial directed by Henry MacRae. It was adapted from J. Allan Dunn's "The Petals of Lao-Tze," from the December 18, 1917 issue of Adventure. Many scenes were shot in the Far East and Hawaii. [1] The film is considered to be lost. [2]

Contents

Cast

Chapter titles

  1. The Mysterious Murder
  2. Thrown Overboard
  3. A Watery Grave
  4. Into the Chasm
  5. A Jump for Life
  6. Captured in China
  7. The Unseen Foe
  8. Trailed in Peking
  9. On the Great Wall of China
  10. The Train of Death
  11. The Shanghai Peril
  12. The Unmasking

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References

  1. The Baltimore American, March 14, 1920.
  2. "Progressive Silent Film List: The Dragon's Net". silentera.com. Retrieved February 26, 2008.