The Master Mystery
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Directed byHarry Grossman
Burton L. King
Burton L. King
Screenplay byArthur B. Reeve
Charles Logue
Charles Logue
Produced byB. A. Rolfe
StarringHarry Houdini
Marguerite Marsh
Ruth Stonehouse
Edna Britton
William Pike
Charles Graham
Marguerite Marsh
Ruth Stonehouse
Edna Britton
William Pike
Charles Graham
| The Master Mystery | |
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 Episode eight poster | |
| Directed by | Harry Grossman Burton L. King |
| Screenplay by | Arthur B. Reeve Charles Logue |
| Produced by | B. A. Rolfe |
| Starring | Harry Houdini Marguerite Marsh Ruth Stonehouse Edna Britton William Pike Charles Graham |
| Music by | Michael Mortilla |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Octagon Films |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Master Mystery is a 1918 American mystery silent serial film told in 15 installments. The film was directed by Harry Grossman and Burton L. King and written by Arthur B. Reeve and Charles Logue. The film stars Harry Houdini, Marguerite Marsh, Ruth Stonehouse, Edna Britton, William Pike, and Charles Graham. Episode 1 was released on November 18, 1918, by Octagon Films.[1][2]
Justice Department agent Quentin Locke is investigating a powerful cartel that is protected by The Automaton, a robot. However, it uses a gas weapon known as The Madagascan Madness.
Cast
- Harry Houdini as Quentin Locke
- Marguerite Marsh as Eva Brent
- Ruth Stonehouse as Zita Dane
- Edna Britton as De Luxe Dora
- William Pike as Paul Balcom
- Charles Graham as Herbert Balcom
- Floyd Buckley as Q the Automaton
- Jack Burns as Peter Brent
Episodes
- Living Death
- The Iron Terror
- The Water Peril
- The Test
- The Chemist’s Shop
- The Mad Genius
- Barbed Wire
- The Challenge
- The Madagascan Madness
- The Binding Ring
- The Net
- The Death Noose
- The Flash of Death
- The Tangled Web
- Bound at Last; or, Unmasking of the Automaton
