''The Romance of Elaine'' is a 1915 American silent

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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 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 ...

Leopold Wharton Leopold Wharton (September 1, 1870 – September 27, 1927) was an American film director, producer and writer. He directed 37 films between 1911 and 1922, including the 1915 film ''The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford'', which featur ...

and Theodore Wharton, based on the novel by Arthur B. Reeve. The film is 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 ...

Cast

Pearl White Pearl Fay White (March 4, 1889 – August 4, 1938) was an American stage and film actress. She began her career on the stage at the age of six, and later moved on to silent films appearing in a number of popular serials. Dubbed the "Queen of ...

as Elaine Dodge *

Creighton Hale Creighton Hale (born Patrick Fitzgerald; May 24, 1882 – August 9, 1965) was an Irish-American theatre, film, and television actor whose career extended more than a half-century, from the early 1900s to the end of the 1950s. Career Born in Cou ...

as Walter Jameson *

Lionel Barrymore Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blythe; April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio as well as a film director. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''A Free Soul'' (1931) ...

as Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X *

Arnold Daly Arnold Daly (October 22, 1875 – January 13, 1927) was an American actor, playwright, and producer. He was the father of actress and Algonquin Round Table personality Blyth Daly. Biography He was born Peter Christopher Arnold Daly in Broo ...

as Detective Craig Kennedy *

Warner Oland Warner Oland (born Johan Verner Ölund; October 3, 1879 – August 6, 1938) was a Swedish-American actor. His career included time on Broadway and numerous film appearances. He is most remembered for playing several Chinese and Chinese-American ...

* Bessie Wharton as Aunt Josephine *

* Howard Cody (uncredited) * Paul Everton (uncredited) * Robin H. Townley (uncredited) *

Louis Wolheim Louis Robert Wolheim (March 28, 1880 – February 18, 1931) was an American actor, of both stage and screen, whose rough physical appearance relegated him to roles mostly of thugs or villains in the movies, but whose talent allowed him to fl ...

(uncredited)

Chapter titles

# ''The Lost Torpedo'' # ''The Gray Friar'' # ''The Vanishing Man'' # ''The Submarine Harbor'' # ''The Conspirators'' # ''The Wireless Detective'' # ''The Death Cloud'' # ''The Search Light Gun'' # ''The Life Chain'' # ''The Flash'' # ''The Disappearing Helmets'' # ''The Triumph of Elaine''

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* 1915 films 1915 lost films 1915 adventure films American adventure films American silent serial films American black-and-white films Films directed by George B. Seitz Films directed by Leopold Wharton Films directed by Theodore Wharton Lost American films Lost adventure films Pathé Exchange film serials 1910s American films Silent adventure films {{silent-adventure-film-stub

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