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The Winking Idol
(1926) American
B&W : Serial / 20 reels
Directed by Francis Ford

Cast: William Desmond [Dave Ledbetter], Eileen Sedgwick [Jean Wilson], Jack Richardson [Crawford Lange], Grace Cunard [Thora Lange], Moravana [Komi], Herbert Sutch [Jim Wilson], Dorothy Gulliver, Art Ortego, Helen Broneau, Vanna Carroll, Les Sailor (Syd Saylor)

Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by Charles E. Van Loan, Arthur Henry Gooden and George Morgan. / Ten chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Eye of Evil,” released 21 February 1926; [2] “Buzzards’ Roost”; [3] “Crashing Timbers”; [4] “Racing for Love”; [5] “The Vanishing Bride”; [6] “The Torrent of Terror”; [7] “Flames of Fear”; [8] “The Fight at the Falls”; [9] “In the Danger of Dynamite”; [10] “The Lost Lode.” / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format.

Drama.

Survival Status: The film is presumed lost.

Keywords: Serials

Listing updated: 19 January 2007.

References: Edmonds-BigU p. 143; Lahue-Continued pp. 127, 256, 289 : ClasIm-225 p. C8 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.

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