What Happened to Mary(1912)
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.
Movie: What Happened to Mary
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Mary
Lt. Straker
Richard Craig - Mary's Uncle
Henry - Craig's Son
Mr. Foster - the Lawyer
Billy Pearl
A Spy
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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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1912-07-25
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