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Blake of Scotland Yard
Also known as Abenteuer eines Detektivs in der Londoner Unterwelt and Der Kriminalist von Scotland Yard in Austria; Blake fra Scotland Yard in Denmark; Abenteuer eines Detektives in der Londoner Unterwelt and Der Kriminalist von Scotland Yard in Germany
(1927) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 12 chapters
Directed by Robert F. Hill
Cast: Hayden Stevenson [Angus Blake], Grace Cunard [Queen of Diamonds], Gloria Grey [Lady Diane Blanton], Herbert Prior [Lord Blanton], Monte Montague [Jarvis], Wilbur Mack [Albert Drexel], Albert Hart (Al Hart) [‘The Spider’]
Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation. / Grip, Louis Anderson. / 12 chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Castle of Fear,” released 15 August 1927; [2] released 22 August 1927; [3] released 29 August 1927; [4] released 5 September 1927; [5] released 12 September 1927; [6] released 19 September 1927; [7] released 26 September 1927; [8] released 3 October 1927; [9] released 10 October 1927; [10] released 17 October 1927; [11] released 24 October 1927; [12] released 31 October 1927. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The serial was released in the United Kingdom by European Motion Picture Company on 26 December 1927. The serial was released in Austria in 1930. The serial was released in Germany by Deutsche Universal-Film in 1930. / Silent film.
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 4 September 2018.
References: Edmonds-BigU pp. 8, 144, 148; Everson-Detective pp. 34, 36; Lahue-Continued pp. 257, 283 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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