The Green Archer (1925 serial)
The Green Archer | |
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Directed by | Spencer Gordon Bennet |
Written by | Frank Leon Smith |
Based on | novel The Green Archer by Edgar Wallace |
Starring |
Allene Ray Walter Miller |
Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
Release dates |
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Running time | 10 episodes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent |
The Green Archer is a ten part 1925 American mystery film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet.[1][2] It is based on Edgar Wallace's bestselling novel of the same name.[3]
The first episode is titled "The Ghost of Bellamy Castle", and the final one is "The Smoke Clears Away".[4] Cinematographer Stanley Cortez had one of his earliest jobs as assistant cameraman on the serial.[5] The poster had the tagline "The foreboding shadow of the grim Archer - the twang of the bow - and green feathered Death speeds to its mark!" [6]
Plot
A mysterious green archer prowls the grounds of a mediaeval Castle, helping a reporter expose the criminal secrets of its reclusive millionaire owner.
Cast
- Allene Ray as Valerie Howett
- Walter Miller as Jim Featherstone
- Burr McIntosh as Abel Bellamy
- Frank Lackteen as Julius Savini
- Dorothy King as Gay Savini
- Stephen Grattan as Walter Howett
- William R. Randall as John Wood
- Walter P. Lewis as Cold Harbor Smith
- Wally Oettel as Spike Holland
- Tom Cameron as Butler
- Jack Tanner as Creager
See also
References
- ↑ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Green Archer". Silent Era. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ↑ "The Green Archer". BFI.
- ↑ "Full text of "Exhibitor's Trade Review (Aug-Nov 1925)"". archive.org.
- ↑ "Blood on the Stage, 1975-2000". google.co.uk.
- ↑ "STANLEY CORTEZ". cinematographers.nl.
- ↑ "Lovecraft is Missing » Archive » green-archer-1925". Lovecraft is Missing.
External links
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