• Source: The Master Mystery

      • The Master Mystery is a 1918 American mystery silent serial film told in 15 installments. The film was directed by Harry Grossman and Burton L. King and written by Arthur B. Reeve and Charles Logue. The film stars Harry Houdini, Marguerite Marsh, Ruth Stonehouse, Edna Britton, William Pike, and Charles Graham. Episode 1 was released on November 18, 1918, by Octagon Films. It is one of the first films to feature a powered exoskeleton.


      Plot


      Justice Department agent Quentin Locke is investigating a powerful cartel that is protected by The Automaton, a robot. However, it uses a gas weapon known as The Madagascan Madness.


      Cast


      Harry Houdini as Quentin Locke
      Marguerite Marsh as Eva Brent
      Ruth Stonehouse as Zita Dane
      Edna Britton as De Luxe Dora
      William Pike as Paul Balcom
      Charles Graham as Herbert Balcom
      Floyd Buckley as Q the Automaton
      Jack Burns as Peter Brent


      Episodes


      Living Death
      The Iron Terror
      The Water Peril
      The Test
      The Chemist’s Shop
      The Mad Genius
      Barbed Wire
      The Challenge
      The Madagascan Madness
      The Binding Ring
      The Net
      The Death Noose
      The Flash of Death
      The Tangled Web
      Bound at Last; or, Unmasking of the Automaton


      Production and Reception


      In October of 1919, Houdini sued the Octagon Film Corporation, Grossman, and Rolfe for a share of the film's profits. In 1922, Houdini was awarded $32,795.18.


      References




      External links



      The Master Mystery at IMDb
      The Master Mystery public domain audiobook at LibriVox

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