What Happened to Mary

What Happened to Mary

What Happened to Mary

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What Happened to Mary

1912

2h 30m

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Overview

The forerunner of all serials, What Happened to Mary was a series of twelve monthly one reel episodes, each a complete entity in itself, revolving its immediate dramatic and melodramatic problems within the framework of a single episode and designed more for story and suspense situations than action.

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Edison Studios

The people behind it

Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Mary Fuller

Mary Fuller

Mary

Marc McDermott

Marc McDermott

Lt. Straker

Charles Ogle

Charles Ogle

Richard Craig - Mary's Uncle

Barry O'Moore

Barry O'Moore

Henry - Craig's Son

Bliss Milford

Bliss Milford

Daisy

Bigelow Cooper

Bigelow Cooper

Mr. Foster - the Lawyer

William Wadsworth

William Wadsworth

Billy Pearl

Miriam Nesbitt

Miriam Nesbitt

A Spy

Harold M. Shaw

Rev. Cooper

Creative team

Directed by: Charles Brabin
Written by: Horace G. Plympton

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