''The Crimson Stain Mystery'' is a 1916 American

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film serial directed by

T. Hayes Hunter Thomas Hayes Hunter (December 1, 1884 – April 14, 1944) was an American film director and producer of the silent era. He directed a total of 34 films between 1912 and 1934. Early career Hayes was born on December 1, 1884, in Philadelphia ...

. ''The Crimson Stain Mystery'' was poorly received upon release. Prints and/or fragments were found in the

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in 1978.

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 Maurice George Costello (February 22, 1877 – October 29, 1950) was a prominent American vaudeville actor of the late 1890s and early 1900s who later played a principal role in early American films as leading man, supporting player, and director ...

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''archived lobby art; for #4 episode The Mysterious Disappearance
/ref> # ''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''

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lobby art;for episode #4 "The Mysterious Disappearance"
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