Carter Case, the
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Carter Case, the
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| Episodes: | 15 |
| Year: | 1919 |
| Country: | United States |
| Seasons: | 1 |
| Seasons Breakdown: | (1) 15 |
| Category: | Invisible Men |
| Colour: | No |
| Format: | Cinema Serial |
| Company: | OLIVER FILMS INC. |
| Creator: | Writer John Grey , Story Arthur B. Reeve |
| Run Time (mins): | 310 (total run time) |
| Language: | English |
| Type of Show: | Live Action |
| Status: | Ended |
| Broadcaster: | |
Summary
The plot centres on the murder of the owner and chief chemist of a major chemical corporation (Hall) and the ensuing struggle involving his daughter (Marsh) and a detective who joins her in pursuing the culprit. The antagonist, Avion (Marba), has stolen and perfected the chemist’s experimental formula for a fluid capable of rendering a person invisible.
Throughout the serial, the detective and Marsh repeatedly evade Avion’s traps and attacks through the use of various scientific devices, including a small cylinder concealed in Kennedy’s shoe that proves to be a powerful explosive, as well as a specialised radar system. Avion, in turn, employs his own array of technological gadgets, such as a mechanism that can silence an aircraft’s engines and radio‑controlled missiles.
Cast
HERBERT RAWLINSON, MARGARET MARSH, ETHEL GREY TERRY, COIT ALBERTSON, WILLIAM PIKE, Avion JOSEPH MARBA, DONALD HALL, KEMPTON GREENE, JOHN REINHARDT, GENE BAKER.
Sources : The Carter Case (1919) directed by Donald MacKenzie, William F. Haddock • Film + cast • Letterboxd