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The Silent Flyer
Also known as 天界の魔王 in Japan : [The Sky Skidder]
(1926-1927) United States of America
B&W : Serial / Ten chapters / 20 reels
Directed by William J. Craft (William James Craft)
Cast: Silver Streak the dog [Silver Streak], Malcolm McGregor (Malcolm MacGregor) [Lloyd Darrell, posing as Bill Smith], Louise Lorraine [Helen Corliss], George Williams (George B. Williams) [John Corliss], Albert J. Smith [Jack Hutchins], Anders Randolf [Benjamin Darrell], Edith Yorke [Mrs. Darrell], Robert Walker [a henchman], Thur Fairfax (Thurston Fairfax), Hughie Mack, Arthur Morrison, Dorothy Talcott (Dorothy Tallcot)
[?] Bischoff, Incorporated, Samuel Bischoff Productions, Bischoff Productions and/or Mascot Pictures Corporation? production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation. / Produced by Nat Levine and Samuel Bischoff. Scenario by George Morgan, from a screen story by George Morgan. / Ten chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Jaws of Death,” released 8 November 1926; [2] “Dynamited,” released 15 November 1926; [3] “Waters of Death,” released 22 November 1926; [4] “The Treacherous Trail,” released 29 November 1926; [5] “Plunge of Peril,” released 6 December 1926; [6] “Fight of Honor,” released 13 December 1926; [7] “Under Arrest,” released 20 December 1926; [8] “Flames of Terror,” released 27 December 1926; [9] “Hurled Through Space,” released 3 January 1927; [10] “Love and Glory,” released 10 January 1927. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The serial was released in Canada by Canadian Universal Film Company in 1926. The serial was released in the United Kingdom by European Motion Picture Company beginning 3 January 1927. [?] Lahue-Bound p. 61 lists the actor as Anders Rudolf.
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost : A trailer for the film exists in the UCLA Film and Television Archive film archive (and is available on DVD home video).
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 27 April 2020.
References: Lahue-Bound pp. 61, 93; Lahue-Continued pp. 129, 254-255, 288 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq : with additional information provided by Peter Kalm.
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