The Mystery Ship
Encyclopedia
The Mystery Ship is a 1917
adventure
film serial directed by Harry Harvey and Henry MacRae
. The film is considered to be lost
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1917 in film
The year 1917 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Foundation of Universum Film AG , as a propaganda film company, in Berlin.*Technicolor System 1, a two-color process, is introduced...
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 Harry Harvey and Henry MacRae
Henry MacRae
Henry Alexander MacRae was a Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter during the silent era, working on many film serials for Universal Studios...
. 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
- Ben F. WilsonBen F. WilsonBen F. Wilson , was an American film actor, director, producer and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 212 films between 1911 and 1930...
- Miles Gaston - Neva GerberNeva GerberNeva Gerber , was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 128 films between 1912 and 1930.She was born in Chicago, Illinois to S. Nelson Gerber and Jean Pullman. Her parents were separated when she was young and her mother moved her to Los Angeles, California. Neva was raised by nuns...
- Betty Lee - Duke WorneDuke WorneDuke Worne was an American director and actor of the silent era. He directed 74 films between 1919 and 1931...
- Betty's Fiancé - Nigel De BrulierNigel De BrulierNigel De Brulier was an English film actor, who launched his career in the theatre stage in his native country and transferred to movies after moving to USA. His first film role was a poet in The Pursuit of the Phantom in 1914...
- Betty's Father - Neal HartNeal HartNeal Hart was an American actor and director of the silent era. He appeared in 125 films between 1916 and 1949...
- Harry Archer
- Elsie Jane WilsonElsie Jane WilsonElsie Jane Wilson was a cinema actress, director and writer.Wilson was born in New Zealand. A professional actress from the age of two, she followed her husband Rupert Julian to United States in 1913, where both found work as actors in Universal silent movies. He turned to directing, with Wilson...
- Philip Ford - (as Phil Ford)
- Elsie Van Name
- Kingsley BenedictKingsley BenedictKingsley Benedict was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 55 films between 1915 and 1930.He was born in Buffalo, New York and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.-Selected filmography:...
- Malcolm Blevins
- Francis FordFrancis Ford (actor)Francis Ford was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the older brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man.He starred in the 1912 two-reeler The Deserter by Thomas H. Ince and acted in over 400...
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