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Officer 444
(1926) United States of America
B&W : Serial / Ten chapters / 20 reels
Directed by [?] Francis Ford and/or Ben Wilson?
Cast: Ben Wilson [Officer 444], Neva Gerber [Gloria Grey], Ruth Royce [‘The Vulture’], Al Ferguson [Doctor Blakely], Lafe McKee [Captain Jerry Dugan], Jack Mower [Officer Patrick Michael Casey], Arthur Beckel [James J. Haverly], Harry McDonald [‘Snoopy’], Frank Baker [‘Dago’ Frank], Phil Ford [Haverly’s son], Francis Ford [the fire chief], Margaret Mann [the nurse], August Vollmer [himself], [?] Walter Miller?
Goodwill Pictures of California, Incorporated, production; distributed on State Rights basis by Davis Distributing Division. / Executive producer, J. Charles Davis. Scenario by Francis Ford. Cinematography by Joe Walker (Joseph Walker) and Jack Jackson. Film editor, Earl C. Turner. / Ten chapters (two reels each): [1] “Flying Squadron,” released 15 May 1926; [2] released 22 May 1926; [3] released 29 May 1926; [4] released 5 June 1926; [5] released 12 June 1926; [6] released 19 June 1926; [7] released 26 June 1926; [8] released 3 July 1926; [9] released 10 July 1926; [10] released 17 July 1926. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The serial was distributed by Goodwill Pictures of California, Incorporated, after Davis went bankrupt. The serial was released in the United Kingdom by International Cine Corporation beginning 28 April 1927.
Drama.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Law: Enforcement: Police: Detectives - Serials
Listing updated: 30 April 2020.
References: Lahue-Bound pp. 28, 95; Lahue-Continued pp. 94g, 253, 287; Limbacher-Feature p. 289; Stedman-Serials p. 43 : ClasIm-226 p. 55 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
Home video: DVD.
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