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Louise Lorraine and Joe Bonomo.
Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
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The Great Circus Mystery
Also known as 豪勇サムソン in Japan; Cirkusmysteriet in Sweden
(1925) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 15 chapters / 30 reels
Directed by Jay Marchant
Cast: Joe Bonomo [Welles ‘Red’ Landow], Louise Lorraine [Trixie Tremaine], Robert J. Graves (Robert Graves) [Adams], Robert Seiter [Darrell], Carmen Phillips [Natchi], Slim Cole [the mystery man], Sam Polo, Albert Prisco, Monte Montague, Jack A. Goodrich, Floyd Criswell, Eduardo Martini, Carlo De Bernardi (Charles Murphy), Cecil Woodworth, Tul Loraine, Carlotta, Charles Magetti, Tony Brock, Morgan Brown, Buck Russ, Junior Coghlan (Frank Coghlan Jr.)
Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation [An Adventure Picture]. / Scenario by George Morgan, from a screen story by Isadore Bernstein and William Lord Wright. Animal trainer, Charles Murphy. Stunts, Bert Goodrich. / 15 chapters (two reels each): [1] “Pact of Peril,” released 9 March 1925; [2] “A Cry for Help,” released 16 March 1925; [3] “A Race with Death,” released 23 March 1925; [4] “The Plunge of Peril,” released 30 March 1925; [5] “The Ladder of Life,” released 6 April 1925; [6] “A Leap for Liberty,” released 13 April 1925; [7] “Harvest of Hate,” released 20 April 1925; [8] “Fires of Fate,” released 27 April 1925; [9] “Cycle of Fear,” released 4 May 1925; [10] “The Leopard Queen,” released 11 May 1925; [11] “The Sacred Ruby,” released 18 May 1925; [12] “Dive of Destiny,” released 25 May 1925; [13] “A Leap for Liberty,” released 1 June 1925; [14] “Buried Treasure,” released 8 June 1925; [15] “The Leopard Strikes,” released 15 June 1925. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Working title: The Leopard's Lair.
Drama: Circus.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Circuses: Clowns, Strongmen - Serials
Listing updated: 4 May 2020.
References: Edmonds-BigU pp. 141, 143, 144; Lahue-Bound p. 19; Lahue-Continued pp. 246, 285; Stedman-Serials pp. 47, 55 : ClasIm-204 p. 33: Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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