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The House Without a Key
Also known as Die Opiumhöhle von Hawaii in Austria and Germany
(1926) United States of America
B&W : Serial / Ten chapters / 21 reels
Directed by Spencer G. Bennet (Spencer Gordon Bennet)
Cast: Allene Ray [Carry Egan], Walter Miller [John Quincy Winterclip], E.H. Calvert [Dan Winterclip], Betty Caldwell [Barbara Winterclip], Natalie Warfield [Minerva Winterclip], Jack Pratt [James Egan], William Norton Bailey (William Bailey) [Harry Jennison], Frank Lackteen [Kaohla], George Kuwa [Charlie Chan], Harry Semels [Saladine], Charles H. West [Bowker], John Cossar [the district attorney], Scott Seaton [the detective], Cliff Saum [Kennedy], Shia Jung [the young Chinese girl], John Webb Dillon
Pathé Exchange, Incorporated, production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated [Pathéserial]. / Scenario by Frank Leon Smith, from an adaptation by Frank Leon Smith of a short story by Earl Derr Biggers. / Ten chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Spite Fence,” released 21 November 1926 (three reels); [2] “The Mystery Box,” released 28 November 1926; [3] “The Missing Numeral,” released 5 December 1926; [4] “Suspicion,” released 12 December 1926; [5] “The Death Buoy,” released 19 December 1926; [6] “Sinister Shadows,” released 26 December 1926; [7] “The Mystery Man,” released 2 January 1927; [8] “The Spotted Menace,” released 9 January 1927; [9] (unknown), released 16 January 1927; [10] “The Culprit,” released 23 January 1927. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The first film in the “Charlie Chan” series.
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 3 May 2020.
References: Everson-Detective pp. 73, 75; Lahue-Continued pp. 252, 285; Steinbrunner-Encyclopedia p. 72 : ClasIm-223 p. C2; ClasIm-225 p. 45 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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