The Crimson Stain Mystery is a 1916 horror

Horror film

Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...

 film serial directed by T. Hayes Hunter

T. Hayes Hunter

T. Hayes Hunter was an American film director of the silent era. He directed 34 films between 1912 and 1934.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in London, England...

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Plot

In this serial, Dr. Burton Montrose, a scientist, has developed a formula which he believes will make ordinary people into geniuses. He experiments on several subjects and, to his horror, finds that it instead creates wicked criminals. The resulting band of murderers and thieves is led by the evil Pierre La Rue, also known as the Crimson Stain for his luminous, red-rimmed eyes. He and his gang terrorize New York City. They are pursued by Layton Parrish, a detective, and by Harold Stanley, editor of the Examiner newspaper, who has vowed vengeance for his father's murder. Aiding Stanley are his friend, Robert Clayton, and his sweetheart, Florence Montrose, Dr. Montrose's daughter. Neither she nor anyone else knows the mysterious Crimson Stain to be none other than the doctor himself, subject of his own experiments.

Cast

• Maurice Costello
  Maurice Costello
  Maurice Costello was a prominent vaudeville actor of the late 1890s and early 1900s, who later played a principal role in early American films, as both a leading man, supporting player and a director....
  
   - Harold Stanley
• Ethel Grandin
  Ethel Grandin
  Ethel Grandin was an American silent film actress.She was married to Ray C. Smallwood from 1912 until his death on February 23, 1964; they had a son named Arthur Smallwood .She began her acting career on stage appearing with Joseph Jefferson in Rip Van Winkle...
  
   - Florence Montrose
• Thomas J. McGrane - Dr. Burton Montrose
• Olga Olonova - Vanya Tosca
• William Cavanaugh - Doctor's Assistant
• John Milton - Layton Parrish
• N.J. Thompson - Jim Tanner
• Eugene Strong - Robert Clayton

Chapter Titles

1. The Brand of Satan
2. In The Demon's Spell
3. The Broken Spell
4. The Mysterious Disappearance
5. The Figure In Black
6. The Phantom Image
7. The Devil's Symphony
8. In The Shadow of Death
9. The Haunting Spectre
10. The Infernal Fiend
11. The Tortured Soul
12. The Restless Spirit
13. Despoiling Brutes
14. The Bloodhound
15. The Human Tiger
16. The Unmasking

See also

• List of American films of 1916
• List of film serials
• List of film serials by studio