The Fire Detective
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The Fire Detective is a 1929
adventure
film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
and Thomas Storey. The film is considered to be lost
.
1929 in film
-Events:The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on.*January 20 - The movie In Old Arizona is released. The film is the first full-length talking film to be filmed outdoors....
adventure
Adventure film
Adventure films are a genre of film.Unlike pure, low-budget action films they often use their action scenes preferably to display and explore exotic locations in an energetic way....
film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.-Biography:...
and Thomas Storey. The film is considered to be lost
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
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Cast
- Gladys McConnellGladys McConnellGladys McConnell was a movie actress and aviatrix. She was born in Oklahoma City, Indian Territory . Some sources list her date of birth as October 22, 1906. She was the daughter of William Marshall McConnell and Harriet Sharp...
- Gladys Samuels - Hugh Allan - Capt. Jeff Tarrant
- Leo D. MaloneyLeo D. MaloneyLeo D. Maloney was an American film actor, director, producer and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 156 films between 1911 and 1929. He also directed 47 films between 1914 and 1929....
- Chief Carson - Frank LackteenFrank LackteenFrank Lackteen was a Lebanese-born American film actor best known for his antagonistic roles. He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1916 and 1965, including several Three Stooges shorts. He was born in Kubber-Ilias, Lebanon and died in Los Angeles, California...
- Mr. Tarrant - John CossarJohn CossarJohn Hay Cossar was an English actor of the silent era. He appeared in 146 films between 1914 and 1929.He was born in London, England and died in Hollywood, California. He was the fifth child of Walter Cossar and his wife Kate Lyster. Walter was in the Royal Marines between 1835 and 1863...
- Dist. Atty. Samuels - Larry SteersLarry SteersLarry Steers was an American film actor. He appeared in 426 films between 1917 and 1951.He was born in Indiana, and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.-Selected filmography:* Old Wives for New...
- Charles Lewis - Bruce GordonBruce Gordon (actor/director)Bruce Gordon was an actor who appeared in and directed the 1919 film The First Men in the Moon.He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.-Selected filmography:* The First Men in the Moon * The Timber Queen...
- Carlton S. King