Movie: The Master Mystery

Top 9 Billed Cast

Harry Houdini
Harry Houdini

Quentin Locke

Marguerite Marsh
Marguerite Marsh

Eva Brent

Ruth Stonehouse
Ruth Stonehouse

Zita Dane

Edna Britton
Edna Britton

De Luxe Dora

William Pike
William Pike

Paul Balcom

Charles E. Graham
Charles E. Graham

Herbert Balcom

Floyd Buckley
Floyd Buckley

Q the Automaton

Jack Burns
Jack Burns

Peter Brent

Sam Kim
Sam Kim

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    In this action-packed serial, government agent Quentin Locke infiltrates a corrupt patents company, only to run into the gleaming terror of its robot protector, the Automaton. In order to save the beautiful Eva Brent and find a cure for the dreaded Madagascar Madness, Locke suffers an inhuman array of tortures and physical restraints. He is chained, tied with barbed wire, padlocked in a crate and thrown in the water, tied beneath a descending elevator, strapped to an electric chair, and bound in an elaborate Oriental torture chamber.

  • Release Date

    1918-11-18

  • Average

    6

  • Rating:

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  • Tagline

    a masterly drama of thrilling action and heart-interest each episode flashing with the marvelous feats of the world's most widely reputed entertainer.

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