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The Eagle of the Night
(1928) United States of America
B&W : Serial / Ten chapters / 20 reels
Directed by Jimmie Fulton (James F. Fulton)
Cast: Frank Clarke [Lieutenant Frank Boyd], Shirley Palmer [June Payson], Earle Metcalfe (Earl Metcalfe) [Paul Murdock], Josef Swickard [Professor Payson], Maurice Costello [Colonel Elliot], Max Hawley [‘Stupe’ Williams], Roy Wilson, Jack Richardson
H.V. Productions production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated [Pathéserial]. / Scenario by [?] Paul Cruger? Presented by H.V. Productions. / Ten chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Death Plunge,” released 21 October 1928; [2] “Snatched into Space,” released 28 October 1928; [3] “Trapped in the Flames,” released 4 November 1928; [4] “Dead Wings,” released 11 November 1928; [5] “The Brink of Eternity,” released 18 November 1928; [6] “The Fangs of the Wolf,” released 25 November 1928; [7] “The Sky Hitcher,” released 2 December 1928; [8] “The March of Death,” released 9 December 1928; [9] “Headlong to Earth,” released 16 December 1928; [10] “No Man’s Land,” released 23 December 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / [?] Clarke’s film debut? / [?] Silent film?
Drama.
Survival status: Print exists [incomplete 35mm positive (chapters 1, 2 and 4; one reel only, chapters 3, 5, 6, 7 and 10; chapters 8 and 9 are presumed lost)].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials - Transportation: Airplanes
Listing updated: 29 April 2010.
References: Film credits, film viewing : Lahue-Continued pp. 264, 284 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
Home video: DVD.
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