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Secret Service Saunders
(1925) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 15 chapters / 30 reels
Directed by Duke Worne
Cast: Richard Holt (Ashton Dearholt) [Richard Saunders], Ann Little [Ann Walters], Helen Broneau [Celeste Treavors], Frank Baker, Clark B. Coffey, Pierre Coudre, Ellis Houston
Rayart Pictures Corporation production; distributed on State Rights basis by Rayart Pictures Corporation. / Produced by Ashton Dearholt. Scenario by Robert Dillon. / 15 chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Plunge of Doom,” released 1 May 1925; [2] “The Brink of Eternity,” released 8 May 1925; [3] “Race of Death,” released 15 May 1925; [4] “The Path of Peril,” released 22 May 1925; [5] “Thundering Hoofs,” released 29 May 1925; [6] “River of Dread,” released 5 June 1925; [7] “Curse of Gold,” released 12 June 1925; [8] “The Tunnel of Horror,” released 19 June 1925; [9] “Doomed,” released 26 June 1925; [10] “Heritage of Hate,” released 3 July 1925; [11] “The Brink of Despair,” released 10 July 1925; [12] “Blasted Hopes,” released 17 July 1925; [13] “Flames of Vengeance,” released 24 July 1925; [14] “Destruction Bound,” released 31 July 1925; [15] “The Final Reckoning,” released 7 August 1925. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The serial was released in the United Kingdom beginning 1 March 1926.
Drama: Action.
Survival status: Print exists in a private film collection [incomplete 35mm nitrate positive (five reels only)].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 28 April 2020.
References: Lahue-Bound p. 89; Lahue-Continued pp. 249, 288; Stedman-Serials p. 47 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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