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The Great Secret
Also known as A nagy titok in Hungary; O Grande Segredo in Portugal
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 18 chapters / 37 reels
Directed by William Christy Cabanne (Christy Cabanne)
Cast: Francis X. Bushman [William Montgomery Strong], Beverly Bayne [Beverly Clarke], Fred R. Stanton [‘The Great Master’], Ed Connelly (Edward Connelly) [Doctor Eulph], Tom Blake [Bull Whalen], Helen Dunbar [Jane Warren], Sue Balfour [Mrs. Clarke], Belle Bruce [Sava Laring], Dorothy Haydel [Eunice Manton], W.J. Butler (William J. Butler) [Tom Clarke], Charles Ripley [‘The Spider’], Artie Ortego (Art Ortego) [‘The Rat’], Charles Fang, Tammany Young, John J. Clark (J.J. Clark), Lillian Sullivan, Kid Broad, Bert Keyes, Jim Quinn, William Calhoun, Mathilde Brundage, Jack Goodman, Spike Robinson (W.C. Robinson), Eddie Kelly, Paddy Sullivan, Baby Ivy Ward, John Leach, Neva Gerber, Ed Laurence, Monte Attel, Robert Carson, Eugene Beaudino, Fred Roberts (Frederic Roberts), Marie Du Chette, J. Van Cortlandt
Serial Producing Corporation [?] (Quality Pictures Corporation)? production; distributed by Metro Pictures Corporation. / Executive producer, Louis B. Mayer. Produced by William Christy Cabanne (Christy Cabanne). Scenario by William Christy Cabanne (Christy Cabanne) and James Young Deer, from a screen story by Fred de Gresac. Assistant director, Eugene Thurston. / 18 chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Whirlpool of Destiny,” released 8 January 1917 (three reels); [2] “The Casket of Tainted Treasure,” released 15 January 1917; [3] “The Hidden Hand,” released 22 January 1917; [4] “From Sunshine to Shadow,” released 29 January 1917; [5] [?] “The Acid Bath” or “The Trap”? released 5 February 1917; [6] “The Dragon’s Den,” released 12 February 1917; [7] “The Yellow Claw,” released 19 February 1917; [8] “A Clue from the Klondike,” released 26 February 1917; [9] “Cupid’s Puzzle,” released 5 March 1917; [10] “The Woman and the Game,” released 12 March 1917; [11] “A Shot in the Dark,” released 19 March 1917; [12] “Caught in the Web,” released 26 March 1917; [13] “The Struggle,” released 2 April 1917; [14] “The Escape,” released 9 April 1917; [15] “The Test of Death,” released 16 April 1917; [16] “The Crafty Hand,” released 23 April 1917; [17] “The Missing Finger,” released 30 April 1917; [18] “The Great Secret,” released 7 May 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Mayer’s first film production. The seral was released in Portugal as O Grande Segredo beginning 13 February 1918. Incorrectly listed in Stedman-Serials p. 37 and Eames-MGM p. 19 as released 1916.
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 4 May 2020.
References: Braff-Short n. 75; Carroll-Matinee p. 23; Eames-MGM p. 19; Fell-History p. 89-90; Lahue-Continued pp. 55-56, 285; Lahue-Gentlemen p. 41; Lahue-Triangle pp. 92, 122; Stedman-Serials pp. 37, 47 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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