The Flaming Disk(1920)
The Giant of Films, in a Marvelous Double Part in Universal's Newest Serial Wonder
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.
Movie: The Flaming Disk
Top 10 Billed Cast
Elmo Gray / Jim Gray
Helen Wade
Batt Hogan
Professor Robert Wade
Stanley W. Barrows
Rodney Stanton
Stella Dean
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