The Invisible Hand is a 1920 American silent Western film serial directed by William Bowman and starring Antonio Moreno, Pauline Curley, Jay Morley, and Brinsley Shaw. The film was released by Vitagraph Company of America in January 1920.[1][2]
| The Invisible Hand | |
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_-_3.jpg) Advertisement for The Invisible Hand, on pages 22 and 23 of the February 7, 1920 Exhibitors Herald. | |
| Directed by | William Bowman |
| Written by | C. Graham Baker (as Graham Baker) |
| Story by | Cyrus Townsend Brady Albert E. Smith |
| Starring | Antonio Moreno Pauline Curley Jay Morley Brinsley Shaw |
| Cinematography | Park Ries |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Vitagraph Company of America |
Release date |
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Running time | 15 chapters |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Cast
edit- Antonio Moreno as John 'The Needle' Sharpe
- Pauline Curley as Ann Crawford aka Violet 'X' Ray
- Jay Morley as Burnett, Chief of the Secret Service
- Brinsley Shaw as The Iron Hand
- George Mellcrest as Potsdam
- Sam Polo as Red Black
- Gordon Sackville
- Charles Rich
Chapter titles
edit- Setting the Snare
- TNT
- Winged Death
- Gassed
- Dodging Disaster
- The Closing Jaw
- The Submarine Cave
- Outwitted
- A Heathen Sacrifice
- Fender of Flesh
- Flirting with Death
- Dungeon of Despair
- Plunging Peril
- A Modern Mazeppa
- Closing the Net
Preservation
editLike most silent film serials, this film is now considered lost.[3]
References
edit- ^ "The Invisible Hand". AllMovie. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "The Invisible Hand". TCM.com. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Invisible Hand". silentera.com. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
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