The Million Dollar Mystery (1914)

This twenty-three episode serial told the story of a secret society called The Black Hundred and its attempts to gain control of a lost million dollars.

Director:

Howell Hansel (as Howell Hansell)

Writers:

Lloyd Lonergan (scenario), Harold McGrath (story) (as Harold MacGrath)

Stars:

Florence La Badie, Marguerite Snow, James Cruze

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Florence La Badie	...	Florence Gray Hargreave
Marguerite Snow	...	Countess Olga Petroff
James Cruze	...	Jim Norton - Newspaper Reporter
Frank Farrington	...	Braine - a Conspirator
Sidney Bracey	...	Jones - Hargreave's Butler / Stanley Hargreave
Alfred Norton	...	Stanley Hargreave - the Millionaire
Lila Chester	...	Susan Farlow - Florence's Companion
Creighton Hale	...	Gang Member
Mitchell Lewis	...	Gang Leader
Donald Gallaher	...	(as Donald Gallagher)
Madeline Fairbanks	...	(as The Fairbanks Twins)
Marion Fairbanks	...	(as The Fairbanks Twins)
Claire Kroell	...	Russian Princess Parlova
Billy Sullivan	...	(as William A. Sullivan)
Julie Cruze	...	(as Baby Julie Cruze)

Storyline

This twenty-three episode serial told the story of a secret society called The Black Hundred and its attempts to gain control of a lost million dollars.

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Plot Keywords:

serial | lost film | money in title | immigrant | kidnapping | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 June 1914 (USA)

Also Known As:

El misterio del millón de dólares

Filming Locations:

New Rochelle, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$125,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$3,270,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Thanhouser Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The final episode, with the solution to the mystery provided by a contest winner, was released three months after the last weekly episode.

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Connections

Referenced in The Thanhouser Studio and the Birth of American Cinema (2014)

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