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The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss
(1920) England
B&W : Serial / Five chapters / 11,214 feet
Directed by Henry Edwards

Cast: Henry Edwards [Ernest Bliss], Chrissie White [Frances Clayton], Gerald Ames [Dorrington], Mary Dibley [Kate Brent], Reginald Bach [Jack Brent], Henry Vibart [Sir James Alroyd], Douglas Munro [John Masters], Mary Brough [Gloria Mott], Stanley Turnbull [Willie Mott], Gerald Hillier [Dick Honerton], James Annand [Crawley], Esme Hubbard [Mrs. Heath], James MacWilliams [Clowes], Ernest Milton [Mr. Montague], John R. Allan [Sam Brownley]

Hepworth Picture Plays production; distributed by Imperial Film Company, Limited. / Produced by Cecil M. Hepworth. From the novel The Amazing Quest of Mr. Edward Bliss by E. Phillips Oppenheim. / Five chapters: [1] “The Amazing Quest,” released August 1920; [2] “The Return of Ulysses”; [3] “A Racing Episode”; [4] “The Other Mr. Bliss”; [5] “Sir James Pays.” / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / British Board of Film Censors certificate: A. The serial was also edited to five reels and released as a feature film.

Comedy.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Keywords: Serials

Listing updated: 6 May 2020.

References: Gifford-British nn. 06974-06979; Perry-British p. 46 : Website-IMDb.