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	Lionel Barrymore (back left) and Pearl White (center). Photograph: Silent Era image collection.

Cast: Pearl White [Elaine Dodge], Creighton Hale [Walter Jameson], Lionel Barrymore [Marcus Del Mar, alias the Mysterious Mr. X], Arnold Daly [Detective Craig Kennedy], Bessie Wharton [Aunt Josephine], Warner Oland, George B. Seitz, Betty Borden, Howard Cody, Paul Everton, Robin H. Townley, Louis Wolheim

Wharton, Incorporated, production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated. / Produced by Leopold D. Wharton and Theodore W. Wharton. Scenario by Charles W. Goddard and Basil Dickey, from the serial story (later, the novel) “The Romance of Elaine” by Arthur B. Reeve. Art direction by Archer Chadwick (Archelaus D. Chadwick). Cinematography by Levi Bacon and Robin H. Townley. / 12 chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Lost Torpedo,” released 14 June 1915; [2] “The Gray Friar,” released 21 June 1915; [3] “The Vanishing Man,” released 28 June 1915; [4] “The Submarine Harbor,” released 5 July 1915; [5] “The Conspirators,” released 12 July 1915; [6] “The Wireless Detective,” released 19 July 1915; [7] “The Death Cloud,” released 26 July 1915; [8] “The Search Light Gun,” released 2 August 1915; [9] “The Life Chain,” released 9 August 1915; [10] “The Flash,” released 16 August 1915; [11] “The Disappearing Helmets,” released 23 August 1915; [12] “The Triumph of Elaine,” released 30 August 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The serial was released in Argentina as Los misterios de Nueva York beginning 17 August 1916. The serial was released in Denmark as New Yorks mysterier beginning 28 October 1917.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Serials

Listing updated: 29 April 2020.

References: Lahue-Continued pp. 28, 165-166, 288; Stedman-Serials pp. 18, 40; Steinbrunner-Encyclopedia p. 232 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.