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Ruth Roland (front).
Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
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Hands Up
Also known as Haut les mains! and La fiancée du soleil in France; Mãos ao Ar and A Esposa do Sol in Portugal
(1918) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 15 chapters
Directed by James W. Horne and Louis J. Gasnier
Cast: Ruth Roland [Echo Delane], George Chesebro [‘Hands-Up’ (early chapters)], George Larkin [‘Hands-Up’ (later chapters)], Easter Walters [Judith Strange], William A. Carroll [Sam Killman; and Omar the High Priest], George Gebhardt [The Grand Envoy], William E. Lawrence (W.E. Lawrence) [Prince Pampas], Thomas Jefferson, Monte Blue
Astra Film Corporation production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated. / Scenario by Jack Cunningham, from a screen story by Gilson Willets. / 15 chapters: [1] “The Bride of the Sun,” released 18 August 1918; [2] “The Missing Prince,” released 25 August 1918; [3] “The Phantom and the Girl,” released 1 September 1918; [4] “The Phantom’s Trail,” released 8 September 1918; [5] “The Runaway Bride,” released 15 September 1918; [6] “Flames of Vengeance,” released 22 September 1918; [7] “Tossed into the Torrent,” released 29 September 1918; [8] “The Fatal Jewels,” released 6 October 1918; [9] “A Leap Through Space,” released 13 October 1918; [10] “The Sun Message,” released 20 October 1918; [11] “Stranger from the Sea,” released 27 October 1918; [12] “The Silver Book,” released 3 November 1918; [13] “The Last Warning,” released 10 November 1918; [14] “The Oracle’s Decree,” released 17 November 1918; [15] “The Celestial Messenger,” released 24 November 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Larkin replaced Chesebro, who had entered the army.
Drama: Action.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost : A promotional short film [35mm safety preservation duplicate negative, plus 35mm prints from same] for the serial exists in the UCLA Film and Television Archive film archive.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 4 May 2020.
References: Lahue-Continued pp. v, viii, 62, 94b, 186-187, 285; Stedman-Serials p. 44 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq; Website-UCLA.
Home video: DVD.
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