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The Exploits of Elaine is a american film of genre Action directed by George B. Seitz released in USA on 29 december 1914 with Pearl White
The Exploits of Elaine (1914)
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Add to a movie listThe Exploits of Elaine is a 1914 American film serial in the damsel in distress genre of The Perils of Pauline (1914).
The Exploits of Elaine tells the story of a young woman named Elaine who, with the help of a detective, tries to find the man, known only as "The Clutching Hand", who murdered her father. The Clutching Hand was the first mystery villain to appear in a film serial. The concept was widely used for the remainder of the format's existence.
The serial stars Pearl White (who also starred in The Perils of Pauline), Arnold Daly, Sheldon Lewis, Creighton Hale, and Riley Hatch. Lionel Barrymore had a small role. The serial was written by Arthur B. Reeve (novel), Charles W. Goddard, and George B. Seitz, and directed by Louis J. Gasnier, Seitz, and Leopold Wharton. The film was produced by the Whartons Studios and distributed by Pathé Exchange, the American distribution branch of the French company Pathé at that time. Pathé was the largest film equipment and production company in the world during the first part of the 20th century.
The film was followed in 1915 by The New Exploits of Elaine.
The serial, which is extant, was named to the United States National Film Registry in 1994 for its cultural and historic importance.
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Une riche héritière, Elaine Dodge, lutte contre l'assassin de son père, le criminel « la Main qui étreint », avec l'aide du détective Craig Kennedy.Actors
Pearl White
(Elaine Dodge)
Sheldon Lewis
(Perry Bennett / The Clutching Hand)
Creighton Hale
(Walter Jameson (Ep. 1, 2, 3, 6))
Arnold Daly
(le détective Craig Kennedy)
Lionel Barrymore
(Undetermined Role)
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