The Gray Ghost (serial)

The Gray Ghost
The Gray Ghost
	Film advertisement
Directed by	Stuart Paton
Written by	Stuart Paton
Based on	Loot; by Arthur Somers Roche
Starring	Harry Carter; Priscilla Dean
Cinematography	Eugene Gaudio
Distributed by	Universal Film Manufacturing Co.
Release date	June 30, 1917;
Running time	16 episodes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Gray Ghost is a 1917 American crime-drama film serial directed by Stuart Paton.^[2] It is presumed to be lost.^[3]

Cast

Harry Carter as The Gray Ghost
Priscilla Dean as Morn Light
Emory Johnson as Wade Hildreth
Eddie Polo as Jean Marco^[4]
Gypsy Hart as Cecilia
Wilton Taylor as Ashby
Gertrude Astor as Lady Gwendolyn
Lew Short as Jerry Tyron (credited as Lou Short)
Richard La Reno as Mr. Olmstead
John Cook as John Reis
T. D. Crittenden as Brenner Carlow
J. Morris Foster as Fred Olmstead
Francis McDonald as Williams^[5]
Howard Crampton as William Arabin^[5]
Sydney Deane as The Commissioner^[6]
Charles Dorian as Jimmie Pelham of The Star^[5]
Nigel De Brulier as Jacques
Frank Tokunaga as Mora^[7]
Burton Law as Bludso^[7]
Dan Leighton as Brant^[7]

Episodes

The Bank Mystery
The Mysterious Message
The Warning
The Fight
Plunder
The House of Mystery
Caught In The Web
The Double Floor
The Pearl Necklace
Shadows
The Flaming Meteor
The Poisoned Ring
The Tightening Snare
At Bay
The Duel
From Out of The Past

Reception

Like many American films of the time, The Gray Ghost was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors refused to issue a permit for Chapter 5 of the serial because it portrayed the methods of an organized band of criminals used in the robbery of a large jewelry store.^[8]

References

^ Staff Writer (July 21, 1917). "'Gray Ghost' Gets Away With Rush". Moving Picture World. Vol. 33, no. 3. New York: Chalmers Publishing Company – via Internet Archive.
^ Rainey, Buck (February 2010). Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956. McFarland. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-7864-4702-2.
^ Bennet, Carl (January 23, 2004). "Progressive Silent Film List: The Gray Ghost". Silent Era. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
^ Pepper, Peter (June 16, 1917). "Eddie Polo". Moving Picture Weekly. Vol. 4, no. 18. p. 9.
^ ^a ^b ^c Staff Writer (July 21, 1917). "Episode Five of 'The Gray Ghost'". Moving Picture Weekly. Vol. 4, no. 23. p. 32.
^ Staff Writer (September 8, 1917). "'The Gray Ghost', Episode 13". Moving Picture Weekly. Vol. 5, no. 4. p. 38.
^ ^a ^b ^c Howard, Marjorie (June 16, 1917). "Tools of 'The Gray Ghost'". Moving Picture Weekly. Vol. 4, no. 18. p. 25.
^ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 5 (15): 33. October 6, 1917.

External links

The Gray Ghost at IMDb
Loot at the Internet Archive

[1] Staff Writer (July 21, 1917). "'Gray Ghost' Gets Away With Rush". Moving Picture World. Vol. 33, no. 3. New York: Chalmers Publishing Company – via Internet Archive.

[Rainey2010-2] Rainey, Buck (February 2010). Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956. McFarland. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-7864-4702-2.

[silentera-3] Bennet, Carl (January 23, 2004). "Progressive Silent Film List: The Gray Ghost". Silent Era. Retrieved August 27, 2008.

[pepper1917-4] Pepper, Peter (June 16, 1917). "Eddie Polo". Moving Picture Weekly. Vol. 4, no. 18. p. 9.

[MPWep5-5] Staff Writer (July 21, 1917). "Episode Five of 'The Gray Ghost'". Moving Picture Weekly. Vol. 4, no. 23. p. 32.

[MPWep13-6] Staff Writer (September 8, 1917). "'The Gray Ghost', Episode 13". Moving Picture Weekly. Vol. 5, no. 4. p. 38.

[howard1917-7] Howard, Marjorie (June 16, 1917). "Tools of 'The Gray Ghost'". Moving Picture Weekly. Vol. 4, no. 18. p. 25.

[8] "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 5 (15): 33. October 6, 1917.

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