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The Ventures of Marguerite
(1915-1916) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 16 chapters / 16 reels
Directed by Hamilton Smith, John E. Mackin and Robert Ellis

Cast: Marguerite Courtot [Marguerite], Richard Purdon [Peter Enright], E.T. Roseman (Edward T. Roseman) [Ferris, a broker], F.B. Vernoy [Hal Worth (chapter 4)], Bradley Barker [Hal Worth (chapter 5); and Bob Winters (chapters 6-16)], Edwin Brandt [Dangler, an adventurer], William Sherwood [Rudolph], Julia Hurley [Martha], Phil Hardy [Fenton, Ferris’ partner], Helen Lindroth [Frances, Marguerite’s maid], Frank Holland [Leo, Frances’ husband], Robert Vaughn [Garrett, leader of the kidnappers], J. Harry Edwards (Harry Edwards) [Max, a kidnapper (chapter 3); and Jones, a foreign agent (chapter 10)], Joseph Sullivan [Wharton, a foreign agent], Walter McEwen [Durbar, an Oriental mystic], Anna Reader [Martha, one of Durbar’s victims], Otto Niemeyer [Carlow, a fortune hunter], H.E. Barrows (Henry A. Barrows) [Bolton, leader of a gang of crooks], Freeman Barnes [Morton, Carlow’s accomplice (chapter 5); and Manforth, Bolton’s accomplice (chapter 8)], Stella Jenno [Irene, Bolton’s accomplice], A. Lever [Gungha], Eleanor Lewis [Alota, Gungha’s accomplice], Lois Howell [Bertha, Gungha’s accomplice], R.A. Bennett [Kagler, Bob Winter’s assistant], Roland Bottomley, Richard Forrest Cummings (Forrest Cummings), Hassan Mussalli, Paula Sherman

Kalem Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by [?] The General Film Company, Incorporated?/ 16 chapters (one reel each): [1] “When Appearances Deceive,” released 29 October 1915; [2] “The Rogue Syndicate,” released 5 November 1915; [3] “The Kidnapped Heiress,” released 12 November 1915; [4] “The Veiled Priestess,” released 19 November 1915; [5] “A Society Schemer,” released 26 November 1915; [6] “The Key to a Fortune,” released 3 December 1915; [7] “The Ancient Coin,” released 10 December 1915; [8] “The Secret Message,” released 17 December 1915; [9] “The Oriental’s Plot,” released 24 December 1915; [10] “The Spy’s Ruse,” released 31 December 1915; [11] “The Crossed Clues,” released 7 January 1916; [12] “The Tricksters,” released 14 January 1916; [13] “The Sealskin Coat,” released 21 January 1916; [14] “The Lurking Peril,” released 28 January 1916; [15] “The Fate of America,” released 4 February 1916; [16] “The Trail’s End,” released 11 February 1916. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Each chapter was a complete story in itself.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost : Prints exist in the film holdings of Film Preservation Associates (Blackhawk Films collection) [chapter 4 only]; and in private film collections [16mm reduction positives (chapters 4 and 14)].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Hindus - Serials

Listing updated: 26 April 2020.

References: Lahue-Bound p. 91; Lahue-Collecting p. 65; Lahue-Continued pp. 167, 289; Lahue-World p. 38; Stedman-Serials p. 36: Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq : with additional information provided by Bruce Calvert.

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