The Radio Detective
Also known as O Sherlock do Rádio in Brazil
(1926) United States of America
B&W : Serial / Ten chapters / 20 reels
Directed by William Crinley (William A. Crinley) and William Craft (William James Craft)
Cast: Jack Daugherty (Jack Dougherty) [Easton Evans], Margaret Quimby [Ruth Evans], Jack Mower [Detective Craig Kennedy], Wallace Baldwin [Hank Hawkins, a crook], Howard Enstedt [Officer Ken Adams], John T. Prince [Professor Ronald Varis], Florence Allen [Rae Varis], Sammy Gervon [a crook], Buck Connors, Monte Montague, George Williams
Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation. / Associate producer, Henry MacRae. Scenario by Carl Krusada, from the Craig Kennedy short stories by Arthur B. Reeve. Presented by Carl Laemmle. / Ten chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Kick-Off!,” released 25 April 1926; [2] “The Radio Riddle,” released 2 May 1926; [3] “The Radio Wizard,” released 9 May 1926; [4] “Boy Scout Loyality,” released 16 May 1926; [5] “The Radio Secret,” released 23 May 1926; [6] “Fighting for Love,” released 30 May 1926; [7] “The Tenderfoot Scout,” released 6 June 1926; [8] “The Truth Teller,” released 13 June 1926; [9] “The Fire Fiend,” released 20 June 1926; [10] “Radio Romance,” released 27 June 1926. / 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 26 August 1926.
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Law: Enforcement: Police: Detectives - Serials
Listing updated: 29 April 2020.
References: Everson-Detective p. 34; Lahue-Continued pp. 253-254, 287; Steinbrunner-Encyclopedia p. 232 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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