''The Vanishing Dagger'' is a 1920 American

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directed by Edward A. Kull, J. P. McGowan, and

Eddie Polo Eddie Polo (1 February 1875 – 14 June 1961) was an Austrian-American actor of the silent era. He was of Jewish descent.Siegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', Berghahn B ...

. It is presumed to be a

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. Portions of this serial were filmed in England. The film had the

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''The Thirteenth Hour''.

Cast

as John Edward Grant * Thelma Percy as Elizabeth Latimer * C. Norman Hammond as Sir George Latimer *

Laura Oakley Laura Oakley (July 10, 1879 January 30, 1957) was an American silent film actress. Biography Born in Oakland, California, on July 10, 1879, Oakley was signed in 1912 by the Keystone Film Company and starred in about 50 films before her retirem ...

as Lady Mary Latimer * Ray Ripley as Prince Narr * Karl Silvera as Prince Zan *

Ruth Royce Ruth Royce (February 6, 1893 – May 7, 1971) was an American vaudeville performer and silent film actress from Versailles, Missouri. Career Royce appeared in the serial, ''The Vanishing Dagger'' (1920), which starred Eddie Polo and C. Norman Ham ...

as Sonia, Narr's Favorite *

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 King Claypool * Peggy O'Day as Nell (credited as Peggy O'Dare) * Texas Watts as Len, Grant's Man * Arthur Jarvis as Sir Richard Upton * Leach Cross * Leslie T. Peacocke * J. P. McGowan

Plot

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# The Scarlet Confession # The Night of Terror # In Death's Clutches # On the Trail of the Dagger # The End of the Rustlers # A Terrible Calamity # Plunged to His Doom # In Unmerciful Hands # The Lights of Liverpool (a.k.a. Ferocious Foes) # When London Sleeps # A Race to Scotland # An Evil Plot # Spears of Death # Walls of Doom # The Great Pendulum # Beneath the Sea # Beasts of the Jungle # The Vanishing Dagger (a.k.a. Silver Linings)

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* 1920 films 1920 adventure films 1920 lost films American silent serial films American black-and-white films Silent American adventure films Films directed by Edward A. Kull Lost American adventure films Universal Pictures film serials 1920s American films 1920s English-language films English-language adventure films {{silent-adventure-film-stub

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