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The Eagle’s Talons
Also known as 鷲の爪 in Japan : {The Eagles Talons}
(1923) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 15 chapters / 30 reels
Directed by Duke Worne
Cast: Fred Thomson [Jack Alden], Ann Little [Enid Markham], Al Wilson [Charles Dean], Herbert Fortier [Gregory Markham], Joseph W. Girard [Burton Thorne], Edith Stayart [Helen Thorne], Edward Cecil [Judson Steele], Roy Tompkins [Cinders], Joe Bonomo [one of Thorne’s henchmen], Albert J. Smith [one of Thorne’s henchmen], George Magrill [one of Thorne’s henchmen], Fred Kohler, J.C. Fowler [Thomson’s stunt double], Cliff Bergere [stunt performer], Paul Malvern [stunt performer], Jean Perkins [stunt performer]
Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation. / Produced by Joseph P. Kennedy. Scenario by Anthony Coldeway and Jefferson Moffitt, from a screen story by Theodore W. Wharton and Bertram Milhausen. Stunt pilot, Al Wilson. / 15 chapters (two reels each): [1] “House of Mystery,” released 30 April 1923; [2] “Edge of Eternity,” released 7 May 1923; [3] “Hulk of Horror,” released 14 May 1923; [4] “Daring Hearts,” released 21 May 1923; [5] “A Deal in Diplomacy,” released 28 May 1923; [6] “The Flood of Fury,” released 4 June 1923; [7] “The Road to Doom,” released 11 June 1923; [8] “Against Odds,” released 18 June 1923; [9] “A Fighting Chance,” released 25 June 1923; [10] “Into the Chasm,” released 2 July 1923; [11] “The Betrayal,” released 9 July 1923; [12] “The Sacrifice,” released 16 July 1923; [13] “Dodging the Conspirators,” released 23 July 1923; [14] “The Inferno,” released 30 July 1923; [15] “The Eagle Foiled,” released 6 August 1923. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Stuntman Perkins died during production. The serial was released in Canada by Canadian Universal Film Company in 1923. The serial was released in the United Kingdom by European Motion Picture Company beginning 13 March 1924. The serial was released in Finland beginning 3 May 1925.
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 5 May 2020.
References: Brownlow-Parade p. 317; Edmonds-BigU pp. 125, 127; Lahue-Continued pp. 233, 284 : ClasIm-204 p. 33 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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