The Mystery of the Double Cross

Mar 17, 1917

5h 50m

★ 6.0

Overview

Originally written for Pearl White, this silent serial is a great action-packed adventure starring Molly King and Leon Bary. This serial had fifteen chapters, each one two reels in length. The chapters were: 1. The Lady in Number '7' 2. The Masked Stranger 3. An Hour to Live 4. Kidnapped 5. The Life Current 6. The Dead Come Back 7. Into Thin Air 8. The Stranger Disposes 9. When Jail Birds Fly 10. The Hole-in-the-Wall 11. Love's Sacrifice 12. Riddle of the Double Cross 13. The Face of the Stranger 14. The Hidden Brand 15. Mystery of the Double Cross.

Genres

Adventure

Mystery

Production Companies

Astra Film

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Cast

Philippa Brewster

Mollie King

Peter Hale

Léon Bary

Bridgey Bentley

Ralph Stuart

Dick Annersley

Gladden James

Clarine Seymour

Jack Dunn

Theodore Friebus

Herbert Brewster

Robert Brower

Harry L. Fraser

Helene Chadwick

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