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The Eagle’s Eye
(1918) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 20 chapters / 40 reels
Directed by George A. Lessey and Wellington A. Playter
Cast: King Baggot [Harrison Grant], Marguerite Snow [Dixie Mason], William N. Bailey [Heinrich von Lertz], Florence Short [Madame Augusta Stephan], Bertram Marburgh [Count Johann von Bernstorff], Paul Everton [Captain Franz von Papen], John P. Wade [Captain Karl Boy-Ed], Fred C. Jones [Doctor Heinrich Albert], Wellington A. Playter [Franz von Rintelen], Louise Hotaling, Louis C. Bement [Uncle Sam], Bessie Wharton [Mrs. Blank], Allan Murnane, F.W. Stewart, Robin H. Townley, Frances White, [?] Elsie Baker?, [?] Paul Easton?, [?] William Cavanaugh?, [?] Dick Stewart?, [?] Harry Carr?, [?] Leroy Baker?
Wharton, Incorporated, production; distributed on State Rights basis by M.H. Hoffman, Incorporated [?] and Foursquare Exchanges? / Produced by Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton. Scenario by Courtney Ryley Cooper. Story consultant, William J. Flynn. Art direction by E. Douglas Bingham and Archer Chadwick (Archelaus D. Chadwick). Head electrician, Leroy Baker. Assistant director, James Gordon. Cinematography by Levi Bacon, John K. Holbrook and Ray June. / 20 chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Hidden Death,” released 27 March 1918; [2] “The Naval Ball Conspiracy,” released 3 April 1918; [3] released 10 April 1918; [4] “von Rintelen, the Destroyer,” released 17 April 1918; [5] “The Strike Breeders,” released 24 April 1918; [6] “The Plot Against Organized Labor,” released 1 May 1918; [7] “The Brown Portfolio,” released 8 May 1918; [8] “The Kaiser’s Death Messenger,” released 15 May 1918; [9] “The Munitions Campaign,” released 22 May 1918; [10] “The Invasion of Canada,” released 29 May 1918; [11] released 5 June 1918; [12] released 12 June 1918; [13] released 19 June 1918; [14] “The Infantile Paralysis Epidemic,” released 26 June 1918; [15] “The Campaign Against Cotton,” released 3 July 1918; [16] released 10 July 1918; [17] “Germany’s U-Base in America,” released 17 July 1918; [18] “The Great Hindu Conspiracy,” released 24 July 1918; [19] “The Menace of the I.W.W.,” released 31 July 1918; [20] “The Great Decision,” released 7 August 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 5 May 2020.
References: Lahue-Continued pp. 61, 185-186, 284; Lahue-Gentlemen p. 12; Stedman-Serials pp. 42-43 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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