Patria (1917)

Serial about Japanese spies trying to invade the US but whose plans are foiled by a rich heiress and a Secret Service agent.

Directors:

Jacques Jaccard, Leopold Wharton

Writers:

John B. Clymer (as J.B. Clymer), Charles W. Goddard

Stars:

Irene Castle, Milton Sills, Warner Oland

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Irene Castle	...	Patria Channing / Elaine (as Mrs. Vernon Castle)
Milton Sills	...	Capt. Donald Parr
Warner Oland	...	Baron Huroki
Dorothy Green	...	Fanny Blair
George Majeroni	...	Juan de Lima
Wallace Beery	...	Pancho Villa
Marie Walcamp	...	Bess Morgan
Allan Murnane	...	Rodney Wrenn
Floyd Buckley
Nigel Barrie
Charles Brinley
Jack Holt
George Lessey
M.W. Rale
Leroy Baker

Storyline

Serial about Japanese spies trying to invade the US but whose plans are foiled by a rich heiress and a Secret Service agent.

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Plot Keywords:

partially lost film | serial | based on novel | character name in title | 

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Taglines:

The great romance of preparedness.

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

CHAPTER TITLES: 1. The Last of the Fighting Channings; 2. The Treasure; 3. Winged Millions; 4. Double Crossed; 5. The Island God Forgot; 6. Alias Nemesis; 7. Red Dawn; 8. Red Night; 9. Cat's Paw and Scapegoat; 10. War in the Dooryard; 11. Sunset Falls; 12. Peace on the Border; or, Peace Which Passeth All Understanding; 13. Wings of Death; 14. Border Peril; 15. For the Flag.

User Reviews

Patria review

Patria does her part to prepare America for war. Most of this 1917 serial has been lost, but the few episodes that survive are crisply shot and move at a brisk pace. The later episode is guilty of the kind of padding that plagued many of these works, but the earlier ones are a lot of fun. The heroine was one half of the noted dancing partnership Irene and Vernon Castle, who would later be played by Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. Warner Oland, playing an oriental for the first time, also features heavily. Not quite sure why the Japanese, rather than the Germans are the villains.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

None English

Release Date:

14 January 1917 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Pathé Studios - 1 Congress Street, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

International Film Service, Wharton

Technical Specs

Runtime:

310 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1