Haldane of the Secret Service
(1923) American
B&W : Six reels / 5908 feet
Directed by Harry Houdini

Cast: Harry Houdini [Heath Haldane], Gladys Leslie [Adele Ormsby], William Humphrey [Edward Ormsby], Richard Carlyle [Joe Ivor], Jane Jennings [Mrs. Clara Usher], Charles Fang [Ah Sing], Myrtle Morse [Andrea Dayton], Irving Brooks [Bruce Dayton], Edward Bouldin (Edward Boulden) [Raoul Usher], Bob Rose [Houdini stunt double]

Houdini Picture Corporation production; distributed by Film Booking Offices of America, Incorporated [FBO]. / Cinematography by Frank Zucker and Irving B. Rubenstein. / Released 30 September 1923. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format.

Drama: Crime.

Synopsis: [Motion Picture News Booking Guide, April 1924, 6:33] : Houdini as the son of detective slain by gang of counterfeiters swears vengeance. He rescues girl from gang, but is thrown into river by them for dead, escapes, rounds them up after many adventures, brings about their arrest and discovers real leader is father of girl whom he loves.

Survival Status: Print exists.

Keywords: Chinese - Criminals: Counterfeiters - Crime: Counterfeiting, Murder - Death: Murder - Escapes - Police: Arrests, Detectives - Rescues - Revenge - Secret Service - Water: Rivers

Listing updated: 7 February 2008.

References: AFI-F2 n. F2.2290; Lahue-Gentlemen p. 136.

Home Video: DVD.