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The Flaming Disk(1920)
Status: Released
Date: 1920-11-21
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Time: 4h 40m
The Giant of Films, in a Marvelous Double Part in Universal's Newest Serial Wonder
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Criminals steal a death ray that concentrates the rays of the sun. The inventor's daughter and a government agent try to retrieve it. 18 episode adventure serial.
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United States of America
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Great Western Producing Company
Movie: The Flaming Disk
Top 10 Billed Cast
Elmo Lincoln
Elmo Gray / Jim Gray
Louise Lorraine
Helen Wade
Monte Montague
Batt Hogan
Lee Kohlmar
Professor Robert Wade
George B. Williams
Stanley W. Barrows
Roy Watson
Rodney Stanton
Fay Holderness
Stella Dean
Bob Reeves
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Criminals steal a death ray that concentrates the rays of the sun. The inventor's daughter and a government agent try to retrieve it. 18 episode adventure serial.
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1920-11-21
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The Giant of Films, in a Marvelous Double Part in Universal's Newest Serial Wonder
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