''Terry of the Times'' is a 1930

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. It was the 73rd of the 137 serials released by the studio and the 5th to include sound elements. The serial was the last of Universal's part-

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serials, which were mostly silent productions with an occasional recorded sound sequence. In this case, the serial had pre-recorded music and sound effects, but no audible dialogue. The next serial released by the studio, ''

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'', was their first all-sound production. ''Terry of the Times'' is considered to be a

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Premise

Terry (

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) must marry before a certain date in order to inherit ''

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''. Working against him are his

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Macy (

Sheldon Lewis Sheldon Lewis (April 20, 1868 – May 7, 1958) was an American actor of the silent era best known for his antagonistic roles. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1914 and 1936. Lewis was married to actress Virginia Pearson, and they were ...

) and mysterious

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s ''The Mystic Mendicants''.

Cast

as Terry *

Lotus Thompson Lotus Thompson (26 August 1904 – 19 May 1963California Death Index 1940–1997, Lotus Thompson, Los Angeles, 19 May 1963.) was an Australian actress of silent and sound films. Her film career began in Australia in 1921 and ended in California ...

as Eileen *

as Macy * John Oscar as Rastus * William T. Hayes as Patch Dugan * Mary Grant as a

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* Norman Thomson as a Blind Man *

Kingsley Benedict Kingsley Benedict (November 14, 1878 – November 27, 1951) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1915 and 1930. He was born in Buffalo, New York, and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. Benedic ...

as a Hunchback

Chapter titles

# The Mystic Mendicants # The Fatal 30! # Death's Highway # Eyes of Evil # Prowlers of the Night # The Stolen Bride # A Doorway of Death # A Trail of Treachery # Caught in the Net # A Race for Love _Source:

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New York Times review of Terry of the Times
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