''The Black Secret'' is a 1919 American

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film serial directed by George B. Seitz. The film was recorded in both

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, as well as in the nearby

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. Recording took place during a time when many of the early 20th century

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s in America's first motion picture industry were based there. The film is currently considered to be lost. However, a portion survives, and, in 2021, was digitized and released by a YouTube channel based in the United Kingdom.Newly Discovered Footage of "The Black Secret" (1919) Starring Pearl White
, YouTube, July 9, 2021.

Cast

* Pearl White as Evelyn Ereth * Walter McGrail as Ray McKay * Wallace McCutcheon Jr. as Frederick * George B. Seitz *

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* Marjorie Milton * Harry Semels * Francis Wightwick

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Newly Discovered Footage of "The Black Secret" (1919) Starring Pearl White
1919 films 1919 adventure films 1919 lost films American silent serial films American black-and-white films Silent American adventure films Films based on works by Robert W. Chambers Films directed by George B. Seitz Films shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey Lost American adventure films 1910s American films English-language adventure films 1910s English-language films {{1910s-adventure-film-stub

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