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The Ace of Spades
Also known as スペードの一 in Japan
(1925-1926) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 15 chapters / 30 reels
Directed by Henry McRae (Henry MacRae)
Cast: William Desmond [Dan Harvey], Mary McAllister [Olive Heath], Albert J. Smith [Joe Deneen], William A. Steele (William Steele) [Jim Heath], Cathleen Calhoun [Parker Dice Ann], Jack Pratt [Gideon Trask], Clarke Comstock (Clark Comstock) [Martin Heath], Frank Lanning [Francois], John Herdman [Thomas Jefferson], William P. De Vaul (William De Vaull) [Napoleon Bonaparte], John Shanks [Tallyrand], Aaron Edwards [Lucien Bonaparte], Bert Sprotte [James Monroe], Harry Lorraine [Barbe Barbois], Monte Montague [a henchman], Alton Stone (Al Hoxie) [a henchman], Steven Carrie [a henchman], Al Richmond [a henchman]
Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation. / Produced by Henry McRae (Henry MacRae). Scenario by Isadore Bernstein, from a story by William Lord Wright. Presented by Carl Laemmle. / 15 chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Fatal Card,” released 19 October 1925, © 20 August 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP21764]; [2] “No Greater Love,” released 26 October 1925, © 20 August 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP21765]; [3] “Whirling Waters,” released 2 November 1925, © 22 August 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP21747]; [4] “Fires of Sacrifice,” released 9 November 1925, © 30 September 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP21872]; [5] “Thundering Hoofs,” released 16 November 1925, © 7 October 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP21888]; [6] “Flung from the Sky,” released 23 November 1925, © 20 October 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP21929]; [7] “The Trail of Terror,” released 30 November 1925, © 28 October 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP21961]; [8] “The Lariat of Death,” released 7 December 1925, © 2 November 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP21969]; [9] “Fingers of Fate,” released 14 December 1925, © 20 November 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP22032]; [10] “The Road to Ruin,” released 21 December 1925, © 20 November 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP22033]; [11] “The Chasm of Peril,” released 28 December 1925, © 7 December 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP22091]; [12] “The Avalanche,” released 4 January 1926, © 12 December 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP22114]; [13] “The Fury of Fate,” released 11 January 1926, © 18 December 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP22159]; [14] “The Chasm of Courage,” released 18 January 1926, © 24 December 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP22175]; [15] “A Deal of Destiny,” released 25 January 1926, © 24 December 1925 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP22176], released 25 January 1926. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 6 May 2020.
References: Braff-Short n. 70; Edmonds-BigU pp. 132-133, 142; Lahue-Continued pp. 245, 283; LoC-MoPic-2 pp. 2-3 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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