Under the Crescent
(1915) American
B&W : Serial / Six episodes
Directed by Burton L. King

Cast: Edward Sloman, Helen Wright, Edna Maison, William C. Dowlan, Carmen Phillips, William Quinn, H.E. Canfield (Henry Canfield), Orral Humphrey

The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [Gold Seal]. / Six episodes: [1] “The Purple Iris,” released 1 June 1915; [2] “The Cage of the Golden Bears”; [3] “In the Shadows of the Pyramids”; [4] “For the Honor of a Woman”; [5] “In the Name of the King”; [6] “The Crown of Death.” / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / A novelization of the serial was written by Nell Shipman, and was published as Under the Crescent in 1915.

Drama.

Survival Status: The film is presumed lost.

Keywords: Serials

Listing updated: 27 March 2005.

References: Braff-Universal n. 8525; Lahue-Continued pp. 31, 166, 289 : Website-SerSq.