The Ace of Spades
(1925-1926) American
B&W : Serial / 15 episodes
Directed by Henry McRae (Henry MacRae)

Cast: William Desmond, Mary McAllister, Jack Pratt, Albert J. Smith, [?] William A. Steele?, [?] Cathleen Calhoun?

Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by Isadore Bernstein, from a story by William Lord Wright. / 15 episodes (two reels each): [1] “The Fatal Card,” © 20 August 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP21764], released 19 October 1925; [2] “No Greater Love,” © 20 August 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP21765]; [3] “Whirling Waters,” © 22 August 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP21747]; [4] “Fires of Sacrifice,” © 30 September 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP21872]; [5] “Thundering Hoofs,” © 7 October 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP21888]; [6] “Flung from the Sky,” © 20 October 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP21929]; [7] “The Trail of Terror,” © 28 October 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP21961]; [8] “The Lariat of Death,” © 2 November 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP21969]; [9] “Fingers of Fate,” © 20 November 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP22032]; [10] “The Road to Ruin,” © 20 November 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP22033]; [11] “The Chasm of Peril,” © 7 December 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP22091]; [12] “The Avalanche,” © 12 December 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP22114]; [13] “The Fury of Fate,” © 18 December 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP22159]; [14] “The Chasm of Courage,” © 24 December 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP22175]; [15] “A Deal of Destiny,” © 24 December 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP22176], released 25 January 1926. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format.

Drama.

Survival Status: The film is presumed lost.

Keywords: Serials

Listing updated: 29 April 2007.

References: Braff-Short n. 70; Edmonds-BigU pp. 132-133, 142; Lahue-Continued pp. 245, 283; LoC-MoPic-2 pp. 2-3 : Website-SerSq.