Perils of the Secret Service

Perils of the Secret Service

Perils of the Secret Service

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Perils of the Secret Service

1917

1h 30m

9.0(1 votes)

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Thriller

Overview

A 9-part movie serial- 1. The Last Cigarette 2. The Clash of Steel 3. The Dreaded Tube 4. The Crimson Blade 5. The Man in the Trunk 6. The Signet Ring 7. The International Spy 8. The Master Spy 9. The Mysterious Iron Ring.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Kingsley Benedict

Yorke Norroy

Jay Belasco

Jay Belasco

Carson Huntley

Vola Vale

Vola Vale

Minna Ober (Episode #1)

Claire Du Brey

Claire Du Brey

Princess Seraphina (Episode #2)

Jean Hersholt

Jean Hersholt

Prince Feodor (Episode #2)

Lee Shumway

Lee Shumway

Count Stefan (Episodes #2, 3)

Elsie Jane Wilson

Elsie Jane Wilson

(Episode #3)

Francis McDonald

Francis McDonald

(Episode #3)

Malcolm Blevins

Mr. Ober (Episode #1)

Clyde Benson

Saxonian Chief (Episode #1)

Creative team

Directed by: Hal Mohr
George Bronson Howard

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