The New Exploits of Elaine is a 1915 American action film serial directed by Louis J. Gasnier, Leopold Wharton, and Theodore Wharton.[1] It is presumed to be lost.[1]
| The New Exploits of Elaine | |
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 Screenshot of Pearl White | |
| Directed by | Louis J. Gasnier Leopold Wharton Theodore Wharton |
| Written by | Arthur B. Reeve |
| Produced by | Leopold Wharton Theodore Wharton |
| Starring | Pearl White Creighton Hale |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange Wharton Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 10 episodes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
edit- Pearl White as Elaine Dodge
- Creighton Hale as Walter Jameson
- Arnold Daly as Detective Craig Kennedy
- Edwin Arden as Wu Fang. Wu Fang appeared in several Pearl White serials. The name was based on a Chinese diplomat. Wu Ting Fang was a Chinese diplomat in Washington and wrote America, through the spectacles of an Oriental diplomat (excerpted in The New York Times, March 22, 1914). This was published less than a year before Arthur B. Reeve created the villain character.[2]
- M.W. Rale as Long Sin. (Long Sin, the Yellow Peril character from the first serial, became an agent of Wu Fang in this serial.[2])
- Bessie Wharton as Aunt Josephine
- Gazelle Marche as Innocent Inez
Chapter titles
edit- The Serpent Sign
- The Cryptic Ring
- The Watching Eye
- The Vengeance of Wu Fang
- The Saving Circles
- Spontaneous Combustion
- The Ear In The Wall
- The Opium Smugglers
- The Tell-Tale Heart
- Shadows of War
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Progressive Silent Film List: The New Exploits of Elaine". silentera.com. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ a b Stedman, Raymond William (1971). "2. The Perils of Success". Serials: Suspense and Drama By Installment. University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 39. ISBN 978-0-8061-0927-5.
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