The Flaming Disk

Nov 21, 1920

4h 40m

★ 0.0

The Giant of Films, in a Marvelous Double Part in Universal's Newest Serial Wonder

Overview

Criminals steal a death ray that concentrates the rays of the sun. The inventor's daughter and a government agent try to retrieve it. 18 episode adventure serial.

Genres

Adventure

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Great Western Producing Company

The Flaming Disk Trailers

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Cast

Elmo Gray / Jim Gray

Elmo Lincoln

Helen Wade

Louise Lorraine

Batt Hogan

Monte Montague

Professor Robert Wade

Lee Kohlmar

Stanley W. Barrows

George B. Williams

Con Dawson

Jenks Harris

Rodney Stanton

Roy Watson

Briggs

Fred Hamer

Stella Dean

Fay Holderness

Bob Reeves

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