The House Without a Key (serial)

The House Without a Key
The House Without a Key
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Directed by	Spencer Gordon Bennet
Written by	Frank Leon Smith
Based on	The House Without a Key; by Earl Derr Biggers
Starring	Allene Ray; Walter Miller
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	November 21, 1926;
Running time	10 episodes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The House Without a Key is a 1926 American mystery serial film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. It is based on the 1925 novel of the same name and is the first onscreen appearance of the fictional detective Charlie Chan, although the main stars are Allene Ray and Walter Miller.^[1] The serial film is now considered to be lost.^[2]

Cast

Allene Ray as Carry Egan
Walter Miller as John Quincy Winterclip
E. H. Calvert as Dan Winterclip
Betty Caldwell as Barbara Winterclip
Natalie Warfield as Minerva Winterclip
Jack Pratt as James Egan
William Bailey as Harry Jennison (credited as William Norton Bailey)
Frank Lackteen as Kaohla
George Kuwa as Charlie Chan
Harry Semels as Saladine
Charles West as Bowker (credited as Charles H. West)
John Cossar as District Attorney
Scott Seaton as Detective
Cliff Saum as Kennedy
John Webb Dillion
Shia Jung as The young Chinese girl (uncredited)

Chapter titles

The Spite Fence
The Mystery Box
The Missing Numeral
Suspicion
The Death Buoy
Sinister Shadows
The Mystery Man
The Spotted Menace
The Wrist Watch
The Culprit

References

^ Harmon, Jim; Donald F. Glut (1973). "8. The Detectives "Gangbusters!"". The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury. Routledge. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-7130-0097-9.
^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The House Without a Key". silentera.com. Retrieved February 16, 2008.

External links

The House Without a Key at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie

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[1] Harmon, Jim; Donald F. Glut (1973). "8. The Detectives "Gangbusters!"". The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury. Routledge. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-7130-0097-9.

[silentera-2] "Progressive Silent Film List: The House Without a Key". silentera.com. Retrieved February 16, 2008.

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v t e Pathé Exchange serials
With Wharton, Inc. (1914–1915)	The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine The New Exploits of Elaine The Romance of Elaine
With Astra Films (1916–1920)	Pearl of the Army The Shielding Shadow The Fatal Ring The Hidden Hand The Mystery of the Double Cross The Seven Pearls Hands Up The House of Hate Bound and Gagged The Lightning Raider Terror of the Range The Tiger's Trail Daredevil Jack The Phantom Foe Pirate Gold The Third Eye Trailed by Three
With Ruth Roland Serials (1919-1924)	The Adventures of Ruth Ruth of the Rockies The Avenging Arrow White Eagle The Timber Queen Haunted Valley Ruth of the Range
Pathé Exchange Only (1921–1929)	Double Adventure Her Dangerous Path The Fortieth Door Galloping Hoofs Into the Net Leatherstocking Ten Scars Make a Man The Way of a Man The Green Archer The House Without a Key Idaho Sunken Silver Wild West Play Ball The Bar C Mystery Casey of the Coast Guard The Fighting Marine Snowed In The Crimson Flash Hawk of the Hills The Masked Menace Melting Millions On Guard Eagle of the Night The Man Without a Face Mark of the Frog The Terrible People The Tiger's Shadow The Yellow Cameo The Black Book The Fire Detective Queen of the Northwoods
Category

v t e Charlie Chan by Earl Derr Biggers
Novels	The House Without a Key (1925) The Chinese Parrot (1926) Behind That Curtain (1928) The Black Camel (1929) Charlie Chan Carries On (1930) Keeper of the Keys (1932)
Films	The House Without a Key (1926) The Chinese Parrot (1927) Behind That Curtain (1929) Charlie Chan Carries On (1931) The Black Camel (1931) There Were Thirteen (1931) Charlie Chan's Chance (1932) Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933) Charlie Chan's Courage (1934) Charlie Chan in London (1934) Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935) Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935) Charlie Chan's Secret (1936) Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936) Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936) Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937) Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937) Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937) Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938) Charlie Chan in Reno (1939) Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) City in Darkness (1939) Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940) Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940) Charlie Chan in Panama (1940) Murder Over New York (1940) Dead Men Tell (1941) Charlie Chan in Rio (1941) Castle in the Desert (1942) Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944) The Chinese Cat (1944) Black Magic (1944) The Shanghai Cobra (1945) The Red Dragon (1945) The Scarlet Clue (1945) The Jade Mask (1945) Dangerous Money (1946) Dark Alibi (1946) Shadows Over Chinatown (1946) The Trap (1946) The Chinese Ring (1947) Docks of New Orleans (1948) Shanghai Chest (1948) The Golden Eye (1948) The Feathered Serpent (1948) Sky Dragon (1949) The Return of Charlie Chan (1973) Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
Television	The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1956-57) The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (1972)
Related	Chang Apana

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