The Evil Eye (1920 serial)

1920 film

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)

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]

## Cast

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* 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

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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

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

## References

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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.
5. ^ The Evil eye, Ep02: In the house of the blind men. June 9, 2018. OCLC 84471832.
6. ^ The Evil eye, Ep03: The Golden locket. June 9, 2018. OCLC 83336117.
7. ^ The Evil eye, Ep05: Trapped by treachery. June 9, 2018. OCLC 83691348.
8. ^ The Evil eye, Ep06: On the wings of death. June 9, 2018. OCLC 79297153.
9. ^ The Evil eye, Ep09: Ferocious foes (Film, 1920), WorldCat.org
10. ^ The Evil eye, Ep10: Evil influence. June 9, 2018. OCLC 79827807.
11. ^ The Evil eye, Ep11: A Monstrous menace. June 9, 2018. OCLC 79605032.
12. ^ The Evil eye, Ep12: The Path of doom. June 9, 2018. OCLC 80032541.
13. ^ The Evil eye, Ep13: [The House of horror. June 9, 2018. OCLC 82786214.
14. ^ The Evil eye, Ep14: The Death boxer. June 9, 2018. OCLC 83272172.
15. ^ The Evil eye, Ep15: Winning out. June 9, 2018. OCLC 77739682.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Evil Eye (1920 serial).

* The Evil Eye at IMDb