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The Secret Four
Also known as 秘密の四 in Japan; O Segredo dos Quatro in Portugal
(1921-1922) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 15 chapters / 30 reels
Directed by Al Russell (Albert Russell) + [Perry N. Vekroff]
Cast: Eddie Polo, Kathleen Myers, Doris Deane, Hal Wilson, William Welsh, Thelma Daniels
Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by Anthony W. Coldeway. / 15 chapters (two reels each): [1] “Behind the Mask,” released 19 December 1921; [2] “The House of Intrigue,” released 26 December 1921; [3] “Across the Chasm,” released 2 January 1922; [4] “The Dive of Despair,” released 9 January 1922; [5] “Black Waters,” released 16 January 1922; [6] “The Highway of Fate,” released 23 January 1922; [7] “The Creeping Doom,” released 30 January 1922; [8] “The Flaming Forest,” released 6 February 1922; [9] “The Fight in the Dark,” released 13 February 1922; [10] “The Burning Pit,” released 20 February 1922; [11] “The Stampede of Death,” released 27 February 1922; [12] “Floods of Fury,” released 6 March 1922; [13] “The Man Trap,” released 13 March 1922; [14] “The Hour of Twelve,” released 20 March 1922; [15] “Black Gold,” released 27 March 1922. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The serial was released in Portugal as O Segredo dos Quatro beginning 6 August 1923.
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 28 April 2020.
References: Braff-Short n. 85; Braff-Universal n. 7027; Edmonds-BigU p. 104; Lahue-Continued pp. 223, 288; LoC-Copy-1922 p. 94; Stedman-Serials p. 47 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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