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The Master Mystery
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The Master Mystery

1918-11-18 · 238 min · ★ 6.5

Action · Mystery

In this action-packed serial, government agent Quentin Locke infiltrates a corrupt patents company, only to run into the gleaming terror of its robot protector, the Automaton. In order to save the beautiful Eva Brent and find a cure for the dreaded Madagascar Madness, Locke suffers an inhuman array of tortures and physical restraints. He is chained, tied with barbed wire, padlocked in a crate and thrown in the water, tied beneath a descending elevator, strapped to an electric chair, and bound in an elaborate Oriental torture chamber.

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Directors
Harry Grossman, Burton L. King
Production companies
Rolfe Photoplays
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Harry HoudiniHarry HoudiniQuentin Locke
Marguerite MarshMarguerite MarshEva Brent
Ruth StonehouseRuth StonehouseZita Dane
Edna BrittonDe Luxe Dora
William PikePaul Balcom
Charles E. GrahamHerbert Balcom
Floyd BuckleyFloyd BuckleyQ the Automaton
Jack BurnsPeter Brent
Sam Kim

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