''The Adventures of Ruth'' is a 1919 American

film serial A serial film, film serial (or just serial), movie serial, or chapter play, is a motion picture form popular during the first half of the 20th century, consisting of a series of short subjects exhibited in consecutive order at one theater, gene ...

directed by

George Marshall George Catlett Marshall Jr. (December 31, 1880 – October 16, 1959) was an American army officer and statesman. He rose through the United States Army to become Chief of Staff of the US Army under Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry ...

. It is now considered to be a

lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o ...

. The serial was advertised as written, produced and directed by

Ruth Roland Ruth Roland (August 26, 1892 – September 22, 1937) was an American stage and film actress and film producer. Early life and career Roland was born in San Francisco, California to Elizabeth Lillian Hauser and Jack Roland. Her father managed a t ...

. Roland was the producer, but it was written by Gilson Willets and directed by George Marshall.

Plot

As described in a

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, Daniel Robin has become mixed up with a band of criminals known as "the 13," and is shot when he refuses to do their bidding. His daughter Ruth (Roland), brought home from boarding school, reaches his bedside before he expires. He tells her that she will be given thirteen keys. Instructions will be provided with each key and, if she follows the instructions, she will eventually fully learn of her birthright. Many adventures then follow as Ruth attempts to solve the puzzle of each key and establish her true birthright.

Cast

as Ruth Robin *

Herbert Heyes Herbert Harrison Heyes (August 3, 1889 – May 31, 1958) was an American film actor. He appeared in nearly 100 films between 1915 and 1956, including the famed 1947 film ''Miracle on 34th Street'', in which he played an ahistorical "Mr. Gimbel, ...

as Bob Wright (credited as Herbert Hayes) *

Thomas G. Lingham Thomas G. Lingham (April 7, 1870 – February 19, 1950; also credited as Thomas Lingham, Tom Lingham, and as T. G. Lingham) was an American stage performer and then a film actor during both the silent and early sound eras. He appeared in mo ...

as LaFarge, the "Hound" * William Human as Paul Brighton * Charles Bennett as Wayman * Helen Case as Countess Zirka * Helen Deliane as Melody Morne * Charles Belcher *

George Larkin George Larkin (November 11, 1887 – March 27, 1946) was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1910 and 1931. He was born and died in New York, New York. He was married to actress Ollie Kirkby. ...

Episodes

# ''The Wrong Countess'' # ''The Celestial Maiden'' # ''The Bewitching Spy'' # ''The Stolen Picture'' # ''The Bank Robbery'' # ''The Border Fury'' # ''The Substitute Messenger'' # ''The Harem Model'' # ''The Cellar Gangsters'' # ''The Forged Check'' # ''The Trap'' # ''The Vault of Terror'' # ''Within Hollow Walls'' # ''The Fighting Chance'' # ''The Key To Victory''

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Adventures of Ruth, The 1919 films 1910s action adventure films 1919 lost films American silent serial films American black-and-white films American action adventure films Films directed by George Marshall Lost American films Lost adventure films 1910s American films Silent adventure films