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The Exploits of Elaine
(1914-1915) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 14 chapters
Directed by Louis J. Gasnier and George B. Seitz

Cast: Pearl White [Elaine Dodge], Arnold Daly [Detective Craig Kennedy], Sheldon Lewis [Perry Bennett / ‘The Clutching Hand’], Creighton Hale [Jameson], William Riley Hatch [President Dodge], Raymond Owens, Edwin Arden [Wu Fang], Robin H. Townley [‘Limpy Red’], Floyd Buckley [Michael], M.W. Rale [Wong Lang Sin], Bessie Wharton [Mrs. Dodge], Paul Panzer, Howard Cody, Lionel Barrymore

The Eclectic Film Company production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated. / Produced by Leopold D. Wharton and Theodore W. Wharton. Scenario by Charles W. Goddard and George B. Seitz, from the novel The Exploits of Elaine by Arthur B. Reeve. Art direction by Archer Chadwick. / 14 chapters: [1] “The Clutching Hand,” released 29 December 1914; [2] “The Twilight Sleep”; [3] “The Vanishing Jewels”; [4] “The Frozen Safe”; [5] “The Poisoned Room”; [6] “The Vampire”; [7] “The Double Trap”; [8] “The Hidden Voice”; [9] “The Death Ray”; [10] “The Life Current”; [11] “The Hour of Three”; [12] “The Blood Crystals”; [13] “The Devil Worshippers”; [14] “The Reckoning.” / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: Prints exist in the George Eastman Museum film archive [incomplete 35mm positive]; and (of some of the chapters, including chapters 8-10) [16mm reduction positives, 8mm reduction positives].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Characters: Craig Kennedy - Chinese - Crime - Criminals - Law: Enforcement: Police: Detectives - Serials

Listing updated: 30 April 2020.

References: Bardèche-History pp. 16, 24, 69, 70, 113, 130, 131; Edmonds-BigU p. 131; Everson-American p. 317; Everson-Detective pp. 24-25, 29, 34; Fell-History p. 90; Lahue-Bound p. 28; Lahue-Continued pp. 27-28, 155; Menefee-Bernhardt p. 95; Robinson-Palace p. 143; Stedman-Serials pp. 15, 16, 17, 39, 54; Steinbrunner-Encyclopedia p. 232; Tarbox-Lost p. 221 : ClasIm-226 p. 43 : Website-GEM; Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.

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