''The Flaming Disc'' is a 1920 American
silent adventure
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film serial
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directed by
Robert F. Hill. The first episode of the series, "Rails of Death", opened on November 21, 1920. A total of 18 film episodes were produced. ''The Flaming Disc'' is now presumed to be a
lost film
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Cast
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Elmo Lincoln
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as Elmo Gray / Jim Gray
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Louise Lorraine
Louise Lorraine (born Louise Escovar; October 1, 1904 – February 2, 1981) was an American actress.
Life and career
Louise Lorraine was born Louise Escovar in San Francisco, California.
Lorraine began working in films as an extra and "a bat ...
as Helen
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Monte Montague
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as Bat
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Lee Kohlmar
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as Prof. Wade
* George B. Williams as Stanley Barrows (credited as George Williams)
* Jenks Harris as Con
* Ray Watson as Rodney Stanton
* Fred Hamer as Briggs
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Fay Holderness
Fay Holderness (née MacMurray; April 16, 1881 – May 13, 1963) was an American vaudeville performer and film actress.
Family
Fay Holderness was born Fay MacMurray in Oconto, Wisconsin, the daughter of Thomas James MacMurray and Mary E. MacM ...
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Bob Reeves
Episode titles
# "Rails of Death"
# "Span of Life"
# "Perilous Leap"
# "Fires of Hate"
# "Vanishing Floor"
# "Pool of Mystery"
# "Circle of Fire"
# "Through Walls of Steel"
# "The Floating Mine"
# "Spiked Death"
# "The Dynamite Trail"
# "The Tunnel of Flame"
# "Caged In"
# "The Purple Rays"
# "Poisoned Waters"
# "Running Wild"
# "Rails of Destruction"
# "End of the Trail"
See also
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List of American films of 1920
This list of American films of 1920 is a compilation of American films that were released in the year 1920.
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D
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List of film serials
A list of film serials by year of release.
1910s
1920s
1930s
(Film prints exist unless noted otherwise)
1940s
1950s
See also
* Serial (film)
* List of film serials by studio
References
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List of film serials by studio
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The five major studios produced the greater number of serials. Of these the main studios are considered ...
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List of lost films
For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of incomplete or partially lost films.
Reas ...
References
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1920 films
1920 adventure films
1920 lost films
Silent American adventure films
American silent serial films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Robert F. Hill
Lost American adventure films
Universal Pictures film serials
1920s American films
1920s English-language films
English-language adventure films
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