Around the World in 18 Days
| Around the World in 18 Days | |
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_-_1.jpg) Stills with William Desmond on the cover of Universal Weekly | |
| Directed by | B. Reeves Eason Robert F. Hill |
| Written by | Frank Howard Clark (scenario) George Bronson Howard (scenario) |
| Story by | Robert Dillon |
| Starring | William Desmond Laura La Plante |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 12 episodes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Around the World in 18 Days is a 1923 American silent film serial directed by B. Reeves Eason and Robert F. Hill. A total of twelve episodes of the serial were released. The film is now considered lost.[1]
Stunt pilot Gene (Jean) Edward Perkins [2] fell to his death while shooting an episode where he was to hang from a rope ladder off the side of a plane while attempting to transfer to a moving train.[3]
Cast
[edit]- William Desmond as Phineas Fogg III
- Laura La Plante as Madge Harlow
- William De Vaull as Jiggs (as William P. DeVaul)
- Wade Boteler as Wallace J. Brenton
- Percy Challenger as Rand
- William Welsh as Matthew Harlow (as William J. Welsh)
- Hamilton Morse as Smith
- Tom Guise as Davis (as Tom S. Guise)
- L.J. O'Connor as Detective (as Louis J. O'Connor)
- Arthur Millett as Detective (as Arthur N. Millett)
- Gordon Sackville as White
- Alfred Hollingsworth as Phineas' Father
- Pat Calhoun as Butler
- Spottiswoode Aitken as Piggott
- Harry De Vere as Book Maker (as Harry T. De Vere)
- Boyd Irwin as Muriarc
- Sidney De Gray as Hyppolyte Darcy (as Sydney De Gray)
- Jean De Briac as Desplayer
See also
[edit]- List of American films of 1923
- List of film serials
- List of film serials by studio
- List of lost films
References
[edit]- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Around the World in Eighteen Days". Silent Era. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved April 25, 2008.
- ^ Wise, Arthur (1973). Stunting in the Cinema. London: Constable. pp. 133–5. ISBN 0-09-459090-7. Archived from the original on March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ "Photoplay (Jul - Dec 1927) - Lantern". lantern.mediahist.org. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
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