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Fantomas
Also known as Fantômas en Amérique in France; ファントマ in Japan; Novo Fantomas in Portugal
(1920-1921) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 20 chapters / 40 reels
Directed by Edward Sedgwick

Cast: Edward Roseman [Fantomas], Edna Murphy [Ruth Harrington], Johnny Walker (Johnnie Walker) [Jack Meredith], Lionel Adams [Professor James D. Harrington], John Willard [Detective Fred Dixon], Eva Balfour (Eve Balfour) [the woman in black], Rena Parker [the countess], Irving Brooks [the duke], Ben Walker [the butler], Henry Armetta [the wop], Rita Rogan

Fox Film Corporation production; distributed by Fox Film Corporation [Fox Entertainments]. / Scenario by George Eshenfelder and Edward Sedgwick, from a novel by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre. Cinematography by Horace G. Plympton. / 20 chapters (two reels each): [1] “On the Stroke of 9,” released 19 December 1920; [2] “The Million Dollar Reward,” released 26 December 1920; [3] “The Triple Peril,” released 2 January 1921; [4] “Blades of Terror,” released 9 January 1921; [5] “Heights of Horror,” released 16 January 1921; [6] “The Altar of Sacrifice,” released 23 January 1921; [7] “Flames of Destruction,” released 30 January 1921; [8] “At Death’s Door,” released 6 February 1921; [9] “The Haunted Hotel,” released 13 February 1921; [10] “The Fatal Card,” released 20 February 1921; [11] “The Phantom Sword,” released 27 February 1921; [12] “The Danger Signal,” released 6 March 1921; [13] “On the Count of Three,” released 13 March 1921; [14] “The Blazing Train,” released 20 March 1921; [15] “The Sacred Necklace,” released 27 March 1921; [16] “The Phantom Shadow,” released 3 April 1921; [17] “The Price of Fang Wu,” released 10 April 1921; [18] “Double-Crossed,” released 17 April 1921; [19] “The Hawk’s Prey,” released 24 April 1921; [20] “The Hell Ship,” released 1 May 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in France on 30 September 1921. The film was released in Portugal on 7 May 1923.

Drama: Crime.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Criminals - Professors - Serials

Listing updated: 5 January 2023.

References: Lahue-Continued pp. 203-204, 284 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.

 
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