The Winking Idol
Encyclopedia
The Winking Idol is a Universal Pictures
silent
western
motion picture
serial, consisting of 10 chapters, starring William Desmond
and Eileen Sedgwick
.
Directed
by Francis Ford
, the screenplay
was written by Arthur Henry Gooden
, George Morgan
and Charles E. van Loan.
This serial is considered to be a lost film
.
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
western
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
motion picture
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
serial, consisting of 10 chapters, starring William Desmond
William Desmond (actor)
William Desmond was an Irish-born American actor. He appeared in 205 films between 1915 and 1948. He was nicknamed "The King of the Silent Serials."...
and Eileen Sedgwick
Eileen Sedgwick
Eileen Sedgwick was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 115 films between 1915 and 1930.She was born in Galveston, Texas and died in Marina del Rey, California from pneumonia...
.
Directed
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
by Francis Ford
Francis 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...
, the screenplay
Screenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
was written by Arthur Henry Gooden
Arthur Henry Gooden
Arthur Henry Gooden was an English screenwriter of the silent era. He wrote for 53 films between 1916 and 1937...
, George Morgan
George Morgan (screenwriter)
George Morgan , was an American actor and screenwriter. He wrote for 113 films between 1913 and 1940. He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Selected filmography:Screenwriter* Dick Tracy * The Lost Special...
and Charles E. van Loan.
This serial is considered to be a lost film
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...
.
Cast
- William DesmondWilliam Desmond (actor)William Desmond was an Irish-born American actor. He appeared in 205 films between 1915 and 1948. He was nicknamed "The King of the Silent Serials."...
as Dave Ledbetter - Eileen SedgwickEileen SedgwickEileen Sedgwick was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 115 films between 1915 and 1930.She was born in Galveston, Texas and died in Marina del Rey, California from pneumonia...
as Jean Wilson - Jack RichardsonJack Richardson (actor)Jack Howard Richardson was an American actor.Born in New York, New York, he was signed to a contract in silent films in 1911 by the Thanhouser Company, where he worked for several years....
as Crawford Lange - Grace CunardGrace CunardGrace Cunard was an American actress, screenwriter and film director, who was also sister of actress Mina Cunard.-Career:...
as Thora Lange - Moravana as Komi
- Herbert Sutch as Jim Wilson
- Dorothy GulliverDorothy GulliverDorothy Kathleen Gulliver was an early silent film star, and one of the few to make a successful transition with the advent of "talkies", when films began using sound...
- Artie OrtegoArtie OrtegoArtie Ortego was an American actor. He appeared in over 245 motion pictures between 1912 and 1955. Ortego portrayed cowboys, henchmen and American Indians in a large number of westerns and performed horse riding stunts...
- Helen Broneau
- Vanna Carroll
- Syd SaylorSyd SaylorSyd Saylor was a light comedy actor and movie cowboy sidekick who appeared in 395 films and TV series between 1926 and 1962...
(as Les Sailor)
Chapters
- The Eye Of Evil
- Buzzards' Roost
- Crashing Timbers
- Racing for Love
- The Vanishing Bride
- The Torrent of Terror
- Flames of Fear
- The Fight at the Falls
- In the Danger of Dynamite
- The Lost Lode