The Crimson Stain Mystery

The Crimson Stain Mystery
Film poster; chapter #11
Directed by	T. Hayes Hunter
Written by	Albert Payson Terhune and Doty Hobart
Starring	Maurice Costello Ethel Grandin
Cinematography	Ludwig G.B. Erb
Distributed by	Metro Pictures
Release dates	August 21, 1916 (1916-08-21)
Running time	16 episodes
Country	United States
Language	Silent

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The Crimson Stain Mystery is a 1916 American horror film serial directed by T. Hayes Hunter.^[1]

Plot

In this serial, Dr. Burton Montrose, a scientist, has developed a formula which he believes will make ordinary people into geniuses. He experiments on several subjects and, to his horror, finds that it instead creates wicked criminals. The resulting band of murderers and thieves is led by the evil Pierre La Rue, also known as the Crimson Stain for his luminous, red-rimmed eyes. He and his gang terrorize New York City. They are pursued by Layton Parrish, a detective, and by Harold Stanley, editor of the Examiner newspaper, who has vowed vengeance for his father's murder. Aiding Stanley are his friend, Robert Clayton, and his sweetheart, Florence Montrose, Dr. Montrose's daughter. Neither she nor anyone else knows the mysterious Crimson Stain to be none other than the doctor himself, subject of his own experiments.

Cast

Maurice Costello as Harold Stanley/Pierre La Rue
Ethel Grandin as Florence Montrose
Thomas J. McGrane as Dr. Burton Montrose
Olga Olonova as Vanya Tosca
John Milton as Layton Parrish
N.J. Thompson as Jim Tanner
Eugene Strong as Robert Clayton

Chapter titles

The Brand of Satan
In The Demon's Spell
The Broken Spell
The Mysterious Disappearance
The Figure In Black
The Phantom Image
The Devil's Symphony
In The Shadow of Death
The Haunting Spectre
The Infernal Fiend
The Tortured Soul
The Restless Spirit
Despoiling Brutes
The Bloodhound
The Human Tiger
The Unmasking

Release

The Crimson Stain Mystery was poorly received upon release.^[2]

References

↑ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Crimson Stain Mystery". Silent Era. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
↑ Stedman, Raymond William (1971). "2. The Perils of Success". Serials: Suspense and Drama By Installment. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-8061-0927-5.

External links

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The Crimson Stain Mystery at the Internet Movie Database

The films of T. Hayes Hunter

Lime Kiln Field Day (1913, unfinished)
Fire and Sword (1914)
The Seats of the Mighty (1914)
Judy Forgot (1915)
Father and Son (1916)
The Crimson Stain Mystery (1916)
The Border Legion (1918)
Once to Every Man (1918)
Desert Gold (1919)
The Cup of Fury (1920)
Earthbound (1920)
The Light in the Clearing (1921)
Damaged Hearts (1924)
The Recoil (1924)
Trouping with Ellen (1924)
The Sky Raider (1925)
Wildfire (1925)
One of the Best (1927)
A South Sea Bubble (1928)
The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1928)
The Silver King (1929)
The Man They Couldn't Arrest (1931)
The Calendar (1931)
The Frightened Lady (1932)
White Face (1932)
Sally Bishop (1932)
The Ghoul (1933)
Warn London (1934)
The Green Pack (1934)
Josser on the Farm (1934)

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