The Man Who Disappeared
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Serial / Ten chapters
Directed by Charles J. Brabin
Cast: Marc MacDermott (Marc McDermott) [John Perriton], Miriam Nesbitt [Mary Wales], Barry O’Moore (Herbert Yost) [Nelson Wales], Marjorie Ellison [Jennie], Cora Williams [Jennie’s mother], Harry Eytinge (Harry B. Eytinge) [Attorney Lipmann], Charles Ogle [Miens; and ‘Biceps’], Harry Mason [the detective], John Quinn [the butler], Duncan McRae [bit role (chapter 2)], T. Tamamoto [the opium den keeper (chapter 2)], Margaret McWade [the landlady (chapter 4)], Horace Newman [Henry Horn (chapters 4-7)], Floyd France [Detective Brownson (chapter 5)], George D. Melville [O’Rourke, foreman for the construction company (chapter 5)], Warren Cook [the police inspector (chapter 5)], Harry Linson [Carter, president of the construction company (chapters 5-7)], Joseph Manning [Earle, the construction superintendent (chapters 5-7)], W.A. Whitecar [bit part (chapter 10)], John H. Collins [himself (chapter 10)]
Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated, production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / [?] From a story by Richard Washburn Child. / Ten chapters (one reel each): [1] “The Black Mask,” released 7 April 1914; [2] [?] “A Hunted Animal” or “The Hunted Animal”? released 21 April 1914; [3] “The Double Cross,” released 5 May 1914; [4] “The Light on the Wall,” released 19 May 1914; [5] “With His Hands,” released 2 June 1914; [6] “The Gap,” released 16 June 1914; [7] “Face to Face,” released 7 July 1914; [8] “A Matter of Minutes,” released 21 July 1914; [9] “The Living Dead,” released 4 August 1914; [10] “By the Aid of a Film,” released 18 August 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 1 May 2020.
References: Lahue-Continued pp. 19, 157-158, 286 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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