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The Man from Headquarters
Also known as O Expresso Misterioso in Brazil
(1928) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / 5946 feet
Directed by Duke Worne

Cast: Cornelius Keefe [Yorke Norray], Edith Roberts [Countess Jalna], Charles West [Number 1], Lloyd Whitlock [Number 2], Ludwig Lowry [Number 3], Wilbert Emile [Number 4], Dave Harlow [Number 5], Fred Huston (Fred Hueston) [Duke Albert], Joseph Mack (Joseph P. Mack) [Wilkinson], F.F. Guenste [Jameson, the butler]

Trem Carr Productions production; distributed by Rayart Pictures Corporation. / Produced by Trem Carr. Scenario by Arthur Hoerl, from the novel The Black Book by George Bronson Howard. Cinematography by Hap Depew. Film editor, J.S. Harrington. / Released August 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.

Drama: Espionage.

Synopsis: United States Secret Service agent foils foreign spies.

Survival status: Print exists [16mm reduction positive, 8mm reduction positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Espionage: Secret agents, Spies

Listing updated: 27 April 2025.

References: Limbacher-Feature p. 151 : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.