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The Red Ace
Also known as Ruder Es in Denmark; L’as de carreau in France; O Ás de Oiros in Portugal
(1917-1918) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 16 chapters / 32 reels
Directed by Jacques Jaccard
Cast: Marie Walcamp [Virginia Dixon], Larry Peyton (Lawrence Peyton) [Sergeant Sidney Winthrop], Bobby Mack (Bobbie Mack) [Patrick Kelly, messenger], L.M. Wells [Pierre Fouchard], Charles Brinley [‘Steele’ Heffern], Harry Archer [Doctor Hertzman], Nellie Allen [Bertha Schriver], Noble Johnson [Little Bear], Yvette Mitchell [Red Fawn], Miriam Shelby [Kate], Mark Fenton [the president of the powder company], Joe Martin
The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [Universal Special]. / Scenario by Jacques Jaccard, from a screen story by Jacques Jaccard. Cinematography by Fred Leroy Granville. Camera assistant, E.R. Meeker. / 16 chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Silent Terror,” released 22 October 1917; [2] “Lure of the Unattainable,” released 29 October 1917; [3] “The Leap for Liberty,” released 5 November 1917; [4] “The Undercurrent,” released 12 November 1917; [5] “In Mid Air,” released 19 November 1917; [6] “Flighting Blood,” released 26 November 1917; [7] “The Lion’s Claws,” released 3 December 1917; [8] Lair of the Beast,” released 10 December 1917; [9] “A Voice from the Past,” released 17 December 1917; [10] “Hearts of Steel,” released 24 December 1917; [11] “The Burning Span,” released 31 December 1917; [12] “Overboard,” released 7 January 1918; [13] “New Enemies,” released 14 January 1918; [14] “The Fugitives,” released 21 January 1918, © 26 November 1917 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP11751]; [15] “Hell’s Raiders,” released 28 January 1918; [16] “Virginia’s Triumph,” released 4 February 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The serial was released in France as L’as de carreau by Agence Générale Cinématographique in 1927. The serial was rleased in Sweden by Skandinavisk Filmcentral in 1927. Dawson City recovery film numbers 60 (chapter 14, reel 1) and 367 (chapter 14, reel 2).
Drama: Northwoods.
Survival status: Prints exist in the Library of Congress film archive [chapter 7] and (Public Archives of Canada/Dawson City collection) [fragmentary 35mm fine-grain duplicate negative (chapter 14, 1563 feet, duplicated 1979, [reel 1] FPE 3937, [reel 2] FPE 3938), and fragmentary 35mm fine-grain reference positive (chapter 14, 1563 feet, struck 1979, [reel 1] FEB 8935, [reel 2] FEB 8936)].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Canada - Serials
Listing updated: 29 April 2020.
References: Braff-Universal n. 6571; Edmonds-BigU pp. 91, 100; Lahue-Collecting p. 150; Lahue-Continued pp. 54-55, 181-182, 288; Stedman-Serials p. 43 : ClasIm-224 p. 55 : Website-IMDb; Website-LoC; Website-SerSq.
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