A Woman in the Web

A Woman in the Web
Directed by Paul Hurst
David Smith
Starring Hedda Nova
Distributed by Vitagraph Studios
Release date(s) April 8, 1918 (1918-04-08)
Running time 15 episodes
Country United States
Language Silent
English intertitles

A Woman in the Web is a 1918 American drama film serial directed by Paul Hurst and David Smith. It was the 9th of 17 serials released by The Vitagraph Company of America. This world war one period serial about a Russian princess and the otherthrow of the Tsar introduced the concept of the Red Menace to serials.[1] The serial is now considered to be a lost film.[2]

Contents

Cast

Chapter titles

  1. Caught in the Web
  2. The Open Switch
  3. The Speeding Doom
  4. The Clutch of Terror
  5. The Hand of Mystery
  6. Full Speed Ahead
  7. The Crater of Death
  8. The Plunge of Horror
  9. The Fire Trap
  10. Out of the Dungeon
  11. In the Desert's Grip
  12. Hurled to Destruction
  13. The Hidden Menace
  14. The Crash of Fate
  15. Out of the Web

See also

References

  1. ^ Stedman, Raymond William. "2. The Perils of Success". Serials: Suspense and Drama By Installment. University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 42–43. ISBN 978-0-8061-0927-5. 
  2. ^ "The Progressive Silent Film List". Silent Era. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/W/WomanintheWeb1918.html. Retrieved 3 January 2009. 

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