''The Master Key'' is a 1914 American

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 Robert Z. Leonard. It is considered to be lost, with only episode 5 of 15 surviving in the

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Cast

* Robert Z. Leonard as John Dore * Ella Hall as Ruth Gallon * Harry Carter as Harry Wilkerson * Jean Hathaway as Jean Darnell * Alfred Hickman as Charles Everett *

Wilbur Higby Wilbur Higby (August 21, 1867 – December 1, 1934) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1914 and 1934. Stage In the mid-1890s, Higby was a member of the stock company of the Grand Opera House ...

as Tom Gallon * Charles Manley as Tom Kane * Jack Holt as Donald Faversham *

Jim Corey James Warren Corey (October 19, 1883 – January 10, 1956) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1914 and 1948. He was born in Nebraska and died in Los Angeles, California. His grave is located at Valhalla Memoria ...

as Wah Sing * Allan Forrest * Mack V. Wright *

Rupert Julian Rupert Julian (born Thomas Percival Hayes; 25 January 1879 – 27 December 1943) was a New Zealand cinema actor, director, writer and producer. During his career, Julian directed 60 films and acted in over 90 films. He is best remembered for di ...

* Cleo Madison * Edward A. Mills * James Robert Chandler - (as Robert Chandler) * Marc Robbins

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* 1914 films 1914 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures film serials Films directed by Robert Z. Leonard Lost American films 1914 directorial debut films 1910s American films 1914 lost films 1910s English-language films {{short-silent-film-stub