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Haunted Valley

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Haunted Valley
Kneeling on the prow of a speeding boat, Ruth struggles to climb a ladder suspended from an airplane.
Lobby card from episode No. 3, "Imperiled at Sea."
Directed byGeorge Marshall
Written byFrank Leon Smith
StarringRuth Roland
Jack Dougherty
Noble Johnson
Edited byRichard C. Currier
Production
companies
Ruth Roland Serials, Inc.
United Studios Inc.
Distributed byPathé Exchange
Release dates
  • 6 May 1923 (1923-May-06)
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  • 12 August 1923 (1923-August-12)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (with English intertitles)

Haunted Valley is a fifteen episode American adventure film serial starring Ruth Roland, in which Ruth Ranger, the president of an engineering firm engaged in a construction project at the Lost River Dam, takes out a three-month million-dollar loan from supposed friend Harry Mallinson with the "Haunted Valley" as collateral.[1] It is unknown if the film currently survives.

Episodes

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The serial consisted of fifteen episodes, released from May 6, 1923 to August 12, 1923.[2]

  1. Bound to the Enemy
  2. Adventure in the Valley
  3. Imperiled at Sea
  4. Into the Earthquake Abyss
  5. The Fight at Lost River Dam
  6. The Brink of Eternity
  7. The Midnight Raid
  8. The Radio Trap
  9. The Ordeal of Fire
  10. The 100th Day
  11. Called to Account
  12. Double Peril
  13. To Hazardous Height
  14. In Desperate Flight
  15. Disputed Treasure

Cast

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A black and white photo of the films cast gathered for a portrait, with a movie camera on the tripod on the left side
Cast, with Ruth Roland (center), Jack Daugherty (lead), George Marshall (director), Eulalie Jensen, Frank Leon Smith (scenarist) and Larry Steers (left, in high boots)

Production

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References

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  1. ^ Rainey, Buck (February 2010). Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956. McFarland. pp. 281–282. ISBN 978-0-7864-4702-2.
  2. ^ U.S. Copyright Office (1923). "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Part 1, Group 2". New Series. 20 (1). Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress: 817. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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