''Fantômas'' is a 1920 American

crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Ca ...

film serial A serial film, film serial (or just serial), movie serial, or chapter play, is a motion picture form popular during the first half of the 20th century, consisting of a series of short subjects exhibited in consecutive order at one theater, gene ...

directed by

Edward Sedgwick Edward Sedgwick (November 7, 1889 – March 7, 1953) was an American film director, writer, actor and producer. Early life He was born in Galveston, Texas, the son of Edward Sedgwick, Sr. and Josephine Walker, both stage actors. At the age ...

. The film is considered to be lost.

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Edward Roseman Edward Roseman (May 14, 1875 – September 16, 1957), sometimes identified as Edward F. Roseman, was an American actor, who worked primarily during the silent film era. Biography The son of a pharmacist, Roseman was born in Terre Haute, Ind ...

Fantômas Fantômas () is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914). One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appeared ...

Edna Murphy Edna Murphy (November 17, 1899 – August 3, 1974) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 80 films between 1918 and 1933. Murphy was voted "Most Photographed Movie Star of 1925" by '' ScreenLand Magazine''. For part of ...

as Ruth Harrington *

Johnnie Walker Johnnie Walker is a brand of Scotch whisky now owned by Diageo that originated in the Scottish burgh of Kilmarnock in East Ayrshire. The brand was first established by grocer John Walker. It is the most widely distributed brand of blended Sco ...

as Jack Meredith * Lionel Adams as Prof. James D. Harrington * John Willard as Detective Fred Dixon * Eve Balfour as The Woman in Black * Rena Parker as The Countess * Irving Brooks as The Duke * Ben Walker as The Butler *

Henry Armetta Henry Armetta (born Enrico Armetta; July 4, 1888 – October 21, 1945) was an American character actor who appeared in at least 150 American films, beginning in silent movies. His last film was released posthumously in 1946, the year after his d ...

as The Wop * Rita Rogan

Chapter titles

#On the Stroke of Nine #The Million Dollar Reward #The Triple Peril #Blades of Terror #Heights of Horror #The Altar of Sacrifice #Flames of Destruction #At Death's Door #The Haunted Hotel #The Fatal Card #The Phantom Sword #The Danger Signal #On the Count of Three #The Blazing Train #The Sacred Necklace #The Phantom Shadow #The Price of Fang Wu #Double-Crossed #The Hawk's Prey #The Hell Ship

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* 1920 films 1920 crime films 1920 lost films American silent serial films American black-and-white films American remakes of French films American crime films Fantômas films Films directed by Edward Sedgwick Lost American films Lost crime films 1920s American films American adventure films Silent adventure films Silent crime films {{1920s-crime-film-stub

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