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The Phantom Foe
Also known as 怪敵 in Japan; O Inimigo Fantasma in Portugal
(1920-1921) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 15 chapters / 30 reels
Directed by Bertram Millhauser
Cast: Juanita Hansen [Janet Dale], Warner Oland [Uncle Leo Sealkirk], Wallace McCutcheon [Steve Roycroft], William Norton Bailey (William Bailey) [Bob Royal], Harry Semels [The Phantom Foe], Nina Cassavant [Esther, Janet’s cousin], Thomas Goodwin (Tom Goodwin) [Jeremiah Dale], Joe Cuny [Andre Renoir], Al Franklin Thomas
George B. Seitz Productions production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated. / Produced by George B. Seitz. Scenario by Frank Leon Smith and George B. Seitz. Second unit director, Spencer Gordon Bennet. / 15 chapters (two reels each): [1] “Doom,” released 11 October 1920; [2] “Disappearance of Janet Dale,” released 18 October 1920; [3] “Trail of the Wolf,” released 25 October 1920; [4] “The Open Window,” released 1 November 1920; [5] “The Tower Room,” released 8 November 1920; [6] “The Crystal Ball,” released 15 November 1920; [7] “Gun Fire,” released 22 November 1920; [8] “The Man Trap,” released 29 November 1920; [9] “The Mystic Summons,” released 6 December 1920; [10] “The Foe Unmasked,” released 13 December 1920; [11] “Through Prison Walls,” released 20 December 1920; [12] “Behind the Veil,” released 27 December 1920; [13] “Attack at the Inn,” released 3 January 1921; [14] “Confession,” released 10 January 1921; [15] “Retribution,” released 17 January 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The serial was released in Portugal as O Inimigo Fantasma on 25 September 1923.
Drama.
Survival status: Prints exist in the George Eastman Museum film archive [14 of 15 chapters, 35mm nitrate positive]; and in the Library of Congress film archive [one chapter].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 8 April 2020.
References: Lahue-Bound p. 95; Lahue-Continued pp. 79, 209, 287 : ClasIm-223 p. 56 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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