The Invisible Ray (1920 serial)
| The Invisible Ray | |
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| Directed by | Harry A. Pollard |
| Written by | Guy McConnell |
| Starring |
Ruth Clifford Jack Sherrill |
Production company |
Frohman Amusement Company |
| Distributed by | Joan Film Sales |
Release dates |
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Running time | 15 episodes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Invisible Ray is a 1920 American science fiction film serial directed by Harry A. Pollard.
Plot
After a mineralogist discovers a ray with extraordinary powers, a group of scientists seek to use it for a criminal scheme.[1] The serial begins, as described in a film magazine,[2] with the two keys to a box that contains the source of the rays which, if concentrated, are powerful enough to destroy the world. One of the keys is hung around the neck of Mystery (Clifford), a foundling girl who is the daughter of the mineralogist. The second key and the box are in unknown hands at the beginning of the serial. Jack Stone (Sherrill) loves her, but on the night of their planned elopement Mystery is kidnapped for the key she wears, which falls at the door of the minister. She is taken to an underground chamber where she is tortured in an attempt to force her to give up her key. Jack and a friend visit a Crystal Gazer who reveals the whereabouts of Mystery. In a thrilling chase through underground chambers the young woman is rescued, only then to fall back into the hands of her enemies. Mystery is swung from a derrick and falls into the water. Later serial chapters reveal Marianna, the Crystal Gazer (Uzzell), as the mother of Mystery, and her father turns out to be her pursuer, attempting to gain possession of the box and its key.
Cast
- Ruth Clifford as Mystery
- Jack Sherrill as Jack Stone
- Sidney Bracey as Jean Deaux
- Edwards Davis as John Haldane (credited as Ed Davis)
- Corene Uzzell as Marianna, Crystal Gazer
- William H. Tooker as Gang member
- Edith Forrest
Preservation status
The serial The Invisible Ray is considered to be a lost film.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Lennig, Arthur (2003). The Immortal Count: The Life and Films of Bela Lugosi. University Press of Kentucky. p. 237. ISBN 0-8131-2273-2.
- ↑ "Reviews: The Invisible Ray". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 11 (10): 103. September 4, 1920.
- ↑ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Invisible Ray". silentera.com. Retrieved February 24, 2008.
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