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''The Black Secret'' is a 1919 American adventure film serial directed by
George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz (January 3, 1888 – July 8, 1944) was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, such as '' The Perils of Pauline'' (1914) and ''The Exploits o ...
. The film was recorded in both Fort Lee, New Jersey, as well as in the nearby Hudson Palisades. Recording took place during a time when many of the early 20th century
film studio A film studio (also known as movie studio or simply studio) is a major entertainment company or motion picture company that has its own privately owned studio facility or facilities that are used to make films, which is handled by the production ...
s in
America's first motion picture industry Fort Lee is a borough at the eastern border of Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, situated along the Hudson River atop the Palisades. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the borough's population was 40,191. As of the 2010 U.S. census, th ...
were based there. The film is currently considered to be
lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...
. However, a portion survives, and, in 2021, was digitized and released by a YouTube channel based in the United Kingdom.Newly Discovered Footage of "The Black Secret" (1919) Starring Pearl White
, YouTube, July 9, 2021.


Cast

* Pearl White as Evelyn Ereth *
Walter McGrail Walter B. McGrail (October 19, 1888 – March 19, 1970) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1916 and 1951. Besides feature films, he appeared in ''The Scarlet Runner'', a 12-chapter serial. McGrail was born in ...
as Ray McKay * Wallace McCutcheon Jr. as Frederick *
George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz (January 3, 1888 – July 8, 1944) was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, such as '' The Perils of Pauline'' (1914) and ''The Exploits o ...
*
Henry G. Sell Henry G. Sell (1884–1968) was an American film actor of the silent era.Klepper p.174 He appeared in a number of serials produced by Pathé Exchange including several with Pearl White. Selected filmography * '' The Iron Claw'' (1916, serial) * ...
* Marjorie Milton * Harry Semels * Francis Wightwick


See also

* List of film serials *
List of film serials by studio This is a list of film serials by studio, separated into those released by each of the five major studios, and the remaining minor studios. The five major studios produced the greater number of serials. Of these the main studios are consider ...
*
List of lost films For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of incomplete or partially lost films. Reas ...


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Newly Discovered Footage of "The Black Secret" (1919) Starring Pearl White
1919 films 1919 adventure films 1919 lost films American silent serial films American black-and-white films American adventure films Films based on works by Robert W. Chambers Films directed by George B. Seitz Films shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey Lost American films Lost adventure films 1910s American films Silent adventure films 1910s English-language films {{silent-adventure-film-stub