The Vanishing Dagger

The Vanishing Dagger
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Directed by	Edward A. Kull J. P. McGowan Eddie Polo
Written by	Jacques Jaccard Hope Loring Milton Moore George W. Pyper
Starring	Eddie Polo Thelma Percy
Cinematography	Edward A. Kull
Distributed by	Universal Film Manufacturing Co.
Release date	June 7, 1920 (1920-06-07)
Running time	18 episodes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Vanishing Dagger is a 1920 American adventure film serial directed by Edward A. Kull, J. P. McGowan, and Eddie Polo. It is presumed to be a lost film.^[1] Portions of this serial were filmed in England.^[2] The film had the working title The Thirteenth Hour.

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Cast

Eddie Polo as John Edward Grant
Thelma Percy as Elizabeth Latimer
C. Norman Hammond as Sir George Latimer
Laura Oakley as Lady Mary Latimer
Ray Ripley as Prince Narr
Karl Silvera as Prince Zan
Ruth Royce as Sonia, Narr's Favorite
Thomas G. Lingham as King Claypool
Peggy O'Day as Nell (credited as Peggy O'Dare)
Texas Watts as Len, Grant's Man
Arthur Jarvis as Sir Richard Upton
Leach Cross
Leslie T. Peacocke
J. P. McGowan

Plot

Chapter titles

The Scarlet Confession
The Night of Terror
In Death's Clutches
On the Trail of the Dagger
The End of the Rustlers
A Terrible Calamity
Plunged to His Doom
In Unmerciful Hands
The Lights of Liverpool (a.k.a. Ferocious Foes)
When London Sleeps
A Race to Scotland
An Evil Plot
Spears of Death
Walls of Doom
The Great Pendulum
Beneath the Sea
Beasts of the Jungle
The Vanishing Dagger (a.k.a. Silver Linings)

References

^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Vanishing Dagger". silentera.com. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
^ Buck, Rainey (1999). Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co. pp. 247–48. ISBN 978-0-7864-4702-2.

External links

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Universal serials

Serials

Silent Serials (1914-1929)	Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery The Master Key The Trey o' Hearts The Black Box The Broken Coin Graft Under the Crescent The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring Liberty The Mystery Ship The Red Ace The Gray Ghost The Voice on the Wire The Brass Bullet The Bull's Eye The Lion's Claws The Lure of the Circus The Red Glove The Great Radium Mystery The Lion Man The Midnight Man The Flaming Disc The Moon Riders King of the Circus The Vanishing Dagger The Dragon's Net The Diamond Queen Do or Die The Secret Four Terror Trail The White Horseman Winners of the West The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe In the Days of Buffalo Bill Perils of the Yukon The Radio King With Stanley in Africa Around the World in 18 Days Beasts of Paradise The Eagle's Talons The Ghost City In the Days of Daniel Boone The Oregon Trail The Phantom Fortune The Social Buccaneer The Steel Trail The Fast Express The Fighting Ranger The Iron Man The Riddle Rider Wolves of the North Ace of Spades The Great Circus Mystery The Scarlet Streak Fighting with Buffalo Bill Strings of Steel The Winking Idol Blake of Scotland Yard The Fire Fighters The Return of the Riddle Rider The Trail of the Tiger Whispering Smith Rides Haunted Island Tarzan the Mighty The Vanishing Rider The Diamond Master A Final Reckoning The Pirate of Panama
Part-sound Serials (1929-1930)	The Ace of Scotland Yard Tarzan the Tiger The Jade Box The Lightning Express Terry of the Times The Indians Are Coming
Pre-war Sound Serials (1931-1942)	Finger Prints Heroes of the Flames Danger Island Battling with Buffalo Bill The Spell of the Circus Detective Lloyd The Airmail Mystery Heroes of the West Jungle Mystery The Lost Special Clancy of the Mounted The Phantom of the Air Gordon of Ghost City The Perils of Pauline Pirate Treasure The Vanishing Shadow The Red Rider Tailspin Tommy Rustlers of Red Dog The Call of the Savage The Roaring West Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery The Adventures of Frank Merriwell Flash Gordon The Phantom Rider Ace Drummond Jungle Jim Secret Agent X-9 Wild West Days Radio Patrol Tim Tyler's Luck Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars Flaming Frontiers Red Barry Scouts to the Rescue Buck Rogers The Oregon Trail The Phantom Creeps The Green Hornet Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe Winners of the West Junior G-Men The Green Hornet Strikes Again! Sky Raiders Riders of Death Valley Sea Raiders
War-time Serials (1942-1945)	Don Winslow of the Navy Gang Busters Junior G-Men of the Air Overland Mail The Adventures of Smilin' Jack Don Winslow of the Coast Guard Adventures of the Flying Cadets The Great Alaskan Mystery Raiders of Ghost City Mystery of the River Boat Jungle Queen The Master Key Secret Agent X-9
Post-war Serials (1945-1946)	The Royal Mounted Rides Again The Scarlet Horseman Lost City of the Jungle The Mysterious Mr. M

See also
Film serials List of film serials List of film serials by studio

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