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The Fortieth Door
Also known as Sheikens Fange in Denmark; 秘密の扉 in Japan : {The 40th Door}
(1924) United States of America
B&W : Serial / Ten chapters
Directed by George B. Seitz
Cast: Allene Ray [Aimee], Bruce Gordon [Jack Ryder], David Dunbar [Andy McLean], Anna May Wong [Zira], Frances Mann (Frankie Mann) [Jimmy Jeffries], Frank Lackteen [Hamid Bey], Lillian Gale [Miriam], Bernard Siegel [Tew Fick Pasha], Whitehorse [Sheik Hassan], Omar Whitehead [Paul Delacarte], Scott McGee (Scott McKee) [the police commissioner], Eli Stanton [Ali], Lassie Lou Ahern
C.W. Patton Productions production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated. / Produced by C.W. Patton. Scenario by Frank Leon Smith, from the novel The Fortieth Door by Mary Hastings Bradley. Cinematography by Vernon Walker (Vernon L. Walker). / Ten chapters: [1] “The Secret Portal,” released 25 May 1924; [2] “Two Lockets,” released 1 June 1924; [3] “The Wedding,” released 8 June 1924; [4] “Buried Alive,” released 15 June 1924; [5] “Desert Trails,” released 22 June 1924; [6] “Tomb of the King,” released 29 June 1924; [7] “Claws of the Vulture,” released 6 July 1924; [8] “Held for Hostage,” released 13 July 1924; [9] “The Rack,” released 20 July 1924; [10] “The Temple of the Forty Doors,” released 27 July 1924. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The serial was edited to six reels and rereleased in the USA as a feature film on 17 August 1924.
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials - Weapons: Guns
Listing updated: 4 May 2020.
References: Lahue-Bound pp. 43, 90; Lahue-Continued pp. 240-241, 285 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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