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The Tiger’s Trail
Also known as Le tigre sacré in France; O Tigre Sagrado in Portugal
(1919) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 15 chapters / 30 reels
Directed by Robert Ellis and Paul C. Hurst [?] + Louis J. Gasnier?
Cast: Ruth Roland [Belle Boyd], George Larkin [Jack Randall], Mark Strong [Randolph Gordon; and ‘Grim’ Jim Gordon], Harry G. Moody (Harry Moody) [Tiger Face], Frederick L. Kohler (Fred Kohler) [‘Bull’ Shotwell], George Field [Salonga], Easter Walters [Hilda, the spy], Bud Osborne [a henchman], Chet Ryan [a boy], Mademoiselle Dion (Rose Dione) [the dance hall queen]
Astra Film Company production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated. / Scenario by Frank Leon Smith, from the adaptation by Gilson Willets of the [?] novel or play? The Long Arm by Arthur B. Reeve. / 15 chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Tiger Worshippers,” released 20 April 1919; [2] “The Glowing Eyes,” released 27 April 1919; [3] “The Human Chain,” released 4 May 1919; [4] “Danger Signals,” released 11 May 1919; [5] “The Tiger Trap,” released 18 May 1919; [6] “The Secret Assassin,” released 25 May 1919; [7] “The Flaming Waters,” released 1 June 1919; [8] “Danger Ahead,” released 8 June 1919; [9] “The Raging Torrent,” released 15 June 1919; [10] “Bringing in the Law,” released 22 June 1919; [11] “In the Breakers,” released 29 June 1919; [12] “The Two Amazons,” released 6 July 1919; [13] “The False Idol,” released 13 July 1919; [14] “The Mountain Hermit,” released 20 July 1919; [15] “The Tiger Face,” released 27 July 1919. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The serial was released in France (in 12 chapters) on [1] 24 October 1919; [2] 31 October 1919; [3] 7 November 1919; [4] 14 November 1919; [5] 21 November 1919; [6] 28 November 1919; [7] 5 December 1919; [8] 12 December 1919; [9] 19 December 1919; [10] 26 December 1919; [11] 2 January 1920; [12] 9 January 1920. [?] Website-IMDb lists Louis J. Gasnier as one of the directors, also lists Charles A. Logue and Arthur B. Reeve as the scenario writers, and Frank Leon Smith as the story writer.
Drama: Action.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost : A fragmentary print exists.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Animals: Tigers - Crime: Murder - Death: Murder - Serials - Transportation: Trains - Weapons: Guns
Listing updated: 26 April 2020.
References: Lahue-Bound pp. 39, 83, 158, 280; Lahue-Continued pp. 66-67, 94b, 200, 289; Stedman-Serials pp. 25, 44 : MovPicWorld-19190524 p. 1239 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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