''Haldane of the Secret Service'' is a 1923 American silent

adventure film An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, an ...

directed by

Harry Houdini Harry Houdini (, born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American escape artist, magic man, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts. His pseudonym is a reference to his spiritual master, French magician ...

. The film stars Harry Houdini,

Gladys Leslie Gladys Leslie Moore (March 5, 1899 – October 2, 1976) was an American actress in silent film, active in the 1910s and 1920s. Though less-remembered than superstars like Mary Pickford, she had a number of starring roles from 1917 to the ea ...

William J. Humphrey William Jonathan Humphrey (January 2, 1875 – October 4, 1942) was an American actor and film director. Born in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, William Humphrey was a well-known member of the early stock company of Vitagraph Studios. Without th ...

Richard Carlyle Richard Carlyle (March 20, 1914 – November 15, 2009) was a film, television and Broadway actor. Early years Carlyle was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. His education included attendance at Sherwood Dramatic Art School and the Art I ...

, Edward Boulden, Jane Jennings, and Charles Fang. The film was released on September 30, 1923, by

Film Booking Offices of America Film Booking Offices of America (FBO), registered as FBO Pictures Corp., was an American film studio of the Silent film, silent era, a midsize producer and distributor of mostly low-budget films. The business began in 1918 as Robertson-Cole, an ...

Plot

"Heath Haldane (Houdini), son of a detective slain by a gang of counterfeiters, swears vengeance. He rescues a girl (Leslie) from the gang, but is thrown into river by them for dead, and escapes. "He rounds them up after many adventures, brings about their arrest, and discovers the leader of the gang is father of girl whom he loves." -- ''Motion Picture News Booking Guide'' (April 1924)

Cast

as Heath Haldane *

as Adele Ormsby *

as Edward Ormsby *

as Joe Ivors *Edward Boulden as Raoul Usher *

Jane Jennings Jane Jennings was an American actress known for playing older motherly characters. In a 1918 edition of ''Motion Picture News'' she is described as a sweet looking little woman. Famous Players was one of the studios where she worked. She is on t ...

as Mrs. Clive Usher *

Charles Fang Charles Fang was an American actor and comedian who was active in Hollywood primarily during the silent era. He was active on Broadway from 1930 to 1935. He was known during his time as "the greatest Chinese actor in America." Biography Fang w ...

as Ah Ling *Myrtle Morse as Andrea Drayton *Irving Brooks as Bruce Drayton

References

External links

* * 1923 films American adventure films 1923 adventure films Harry Houdini American black-and-white films American silent feature films Film Booking Offices of America films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films Silent adventure films {{silent-adventure-film-stub