''Bound and Gagged'' is a 1919 American silent

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produced by George B. Seitz Productions and distributed by

Pathé Pathé SAS (; styled as PATHÉ!) is a French major film production and distribution company, owning a number of cinema chains through its subsidiary Pathé Cinémas and television networks across Europe. It is the name of a network of Fren ...

. It was a spoof of the

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tic serials of the era. It was shot in

Fort Lee, New Jersey Fort Lee is a Borough (New Jersey), borough at the eastern border of Bergen County, New Jersey, Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, situated along the Hudson River atop The Palisades (Hudson River), The Palisades. As of the 2020 Uni ...

when many early

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s in

America's first motion picture industry Fort Lee is a borough at the eastern border of Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, situated along the Hudson River atop The Palisades. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 40,191, an increase of 4,8 ...

were based there at the beginning of the 20th century. Four episodes survive in the

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film archive.

Cast

* Marguerite Courtot as Princess Istra *

George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz (January 3, 1888 – July 8, 1944) was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, such as '' The Perils of Pauline'' (1914) and ''The Exploits of ...

as Archibald A. Barlow *Nellie Burt as Margaret Hunter *

Harry Semels Harry Semels (November 20, 1887 – March 2, 1946) was an American film actor. He appeared in over 315 films between 1917 and 1946. Career Semels made his film debut in 1917. He appeared in several Three Stooges shorts for Columbia Picture ...

as Don Esteban Carnero * Frank Redman as Roger Kipley *John Reinhardt as Oscar Ben Glade *Tom Goodwin as Willard Hunter *Joe Cuny as Barcelona Ben *Harry Stone *Bert Starkey

Chapter Titles

# ''The Wager'' # ''Overboard'' # ''Help! Help!'' # ''An Unwilling Princess'' # ''Held For Ransom'' # ''Out Again, In Again'' # ''The Fatal Error'' # ''Arrested'' # ''A Harmless Princess'' # ''Hopley Takes The Liberty''

References

External links

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''Bound and Gagged'' at Silent Era
1919 films American black-and-white films American silent serial films 1910s English-language films Films directed by George B. Seitz Films shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey Pathé Exchange film serials 1919 comedy films Silent American comedy films American parody films 1910s American films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub