The Master Mystery (1918)

a masterly drama of thrilling action and heart-interest each episode flashing with the marvelous feats of the world's most widely reputed entertainer.

In this action-packed serial, government agent Quentin Locke infiltrates a corrupt patents company, only to run into the gleaming terror of its robot protector, the Automaton. In order to save the beautiful Eva Brent and find a cure for the dreaded Madagascar Madness, Locke suffers an inhuman array of tortures and physical restraints. He is chained, tied with barbed wire, padlocked in a crate and thrown in the water, tied beneath a descending elevator, strapped to an electric chair, and bound in an elaborate Oriental torture chamber.

Genres: Action, Mystery

Stars: Harry Houdini, Marguerite Marsh, Ruth Stonehouse, Edna Britton, William Pike

Release Date: 1918-11-18

Country: United States of America

Ratings: 6 / 10 (3 votes)

Runtime: 238 mins