The Evil Eye (1920 serial)

The Evil Eye is a 1920 American action film serial directed by J. Gordon Cooper and Wally Van. It stars boxer Benny Leonard.^[1] It is considered to be a lost film.^[2][3]

The Evil Eye
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Directed by	J. Gordon Cooper Wally Van
Written by	Roy L. McCardell
Starring	Benny Leonard Ruth Dwyer
Production company	Hallmark Pictures Corporation
Distributed by	Asher’s Enterprise
Release date	May 1920 (1920-05)
Running time	15 episodes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Cast

• Benny Leonard as Frank Armstrong
• Ruth Dwyer as Dora Bruce
• Stuart Holmes as Berton Bruce
• Walter Horton as David Bruce
• Marie Shotwell as Mrs. David Bruce
• Rosita Marstini as Marcia Lamar (credited as Madame Marie Marstini)
• Leslie King as Holy Joe The Money Lender
• Bernard Randall as Dopey Dick

Chapter titles

1. Below the Deadline ^[4]
2. In the House of the Blind Men ^[5]
3. The Golden Locket ^[6]
4. Vengeance of the Dead
5. Trapped by Treachery ^[7]
6. On the Wings of Death ^[8]
7. The Double Cross
8. (unknown title)
9. Ferocious foes ^[9]
10. Evil influence ^[10]
11. A Monstrous Menace ^[11]
12. The Path of doom ^[12]
13. The House of horror ^[13]
14. The Death boxer ^[14]
15. Winning out ^[15]

See also

• List of film serials
• List of film serials by studio
• List of lost films

References

1. "The Movie World: BOXER SIGNED FOR SERIAL: BENNY LEONARD TO BE STARRED". The Herald. No. 13, 682. Victoria, Australia. January 17, 1920. p. 3 (SPORTING EDITION). Retrieved June 9, 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "Progressive Silent Film List: The Evil Eye". silentera.com. Retrieved February 28, 2008.
3. Cooper, J. Gordon, 1895-1939, (direction.); Van, Wally, 1880-1974, (production.); McCardell, Roy L. (Roy Larcom), b. 1870, (writing.); Leonard, Benny, 1896-1947, (cast.); Holmes, Stuart, 1884-1971, (cast.); Dwyer, Ruth, 1898-1978, (cast.); Shotwell, Marie, d. 1934, (cast.); Marstini, Rosita, 1894-1948, (cast.); King, Leslie, 1876-1947, (cast.); Randall, Bernard, 1884-1954, (cast.); Ascher's Enterprises; Hallmark Pictures Corporation; AFI/Nichol (Donald) Collection (Library of Congress) (1920), The evil eye. Episode no. 1, Below the deadline, Hallmark Pictures Corporation, retrieved June 9, 2018{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
4. The evil eye. Episode no. 1, Episode no. 1. June 9, 2018. OCLC 32542341. Retrieved June 9, 2018 – via Open WorldCat.
5. The Evil eye, Ep02: In the house of the blind men. June 9, 2018. OCLC 84471832. Retrieved June 9, 2018 – via Open WorldCat.
6. The Evil eye, Ep03: The Golden locket. June 9, 2018. OCLC 83336117. Retrieved June 9, 2018 – via Open WorldCat.
7. The Evil eye, Ep05: Trapped by treachery. June 9, 2018. OCLC 83691348. Retrieved June 9, 2018 – via Open WorldCat.
8. The Evil eye, Ep06: On the wings of death. June 9, 2018. OCLC 79297153. Retrieved June 9, 2018 – via Open WorldCat.
9. The Evil eye, Ep09: Ferocious foes (Film, 1920), WorldCat.org
10. The Evil eye, Ep10: Evil influence. June 9, 2018. OCLC 79827807. Retrieved June 9, 2018 – via Open WorldCat.
11. The Evil eye, Ep11: A Monstrous menace. June 9, 2018. OCLC 79605032. Retrieved June 9, 2018 – via Open WorldCat.
12. The Evil eye, Ep12: The Path of doom. June 9, 2018. OCLC 80032541. Retrieved June 9, 2018 – via Open WorldCat.
13. The Evil eye, Ep13: [The House of horror. June 9, 2018. OCLC 82786214. Retrieved June 9, 2018 – via Open WorldCat.
14. The Evil eye, Ep14: The Death boxer. June 9, 2018. OCLC 83272172. Retrieved June 9, 2018 – via Open WorldCat.
15. The Evil eye, Ep15: Winning out. June 9, 2018. OCLC 77739682. Retrieved June 9, 2018 – via Open WorldCat.

External links

• The Evil Eye at IMDb