''The Secret of the Submarine'' is a 1915 American

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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 L. Sargent. It was 15 chapters and all of them are considered to be

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Plot

The heroes must keep the titular submarine from falling into the hands of the Russians or Japanese.

Cast

Juanita Hansen Juanita Hansen (born Juanita Cecilia Hanson; March 3, 1895 – September 26, 1961) was an American actress who performed in silent films. She became one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties and appeared in a variety of serials through the late 191 ...

as Cleo Burke. This was Juanita Hansen's serial debut. *

Tom Chatterton Tom Chatterton (February 12, 1881 – August 17, 1952) was an American actor and director.. Born in Geneva, New York, Chatterton was active in sports as a youth. He gained early acting experience with Ben Horning's stock theater company in Syrac ...

as Lt. Jarvis Hope * Hylda Hollis as Olga Ivanoff *

Lamar Johnstone Edward Lamar Johnstone (March 15, 1884 – May 21, 1919) was an American silent film actor and director. Biography Born in Fairfax, Virginia, Johnstone starred in 82 films as an actor between 1911 and his death in 1919. He often starred alongs ...

as Gerald Morton * George Clancey as Hook Barnacle *

William Tedmarsh William Tedmarsh (3 February 1876 - 10 May 1937) was an English-American early silent film actor. Born in London, Tedmarsh moved to New York City as a child and began stage acting. He was signed into film in 1912 and starred in 34 films unti ...

as Tatsuma * Harry Edmondson as Sextus * George Webb as Mahlin * Hugh Bennett as Dr. Ralph Burke * Joseph Beaudry as Calvin Montgomery *

Perry Banks Perry Banks (24 April 1877 in Victoria, British Columbia Canada – 10 October 1934 in Santa Barbara, California) was a Canadian silent film actor. He starred with William Garwood in films such as ''Sir Galahad of Twilight''. Selected film ...

* Leona Hutton *

George Gebhardt George Gebhardt (September 21, 1879 – May 2, 1919) was an American silent film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1908 and 1922. He was born in Basel, Switzerland and died in Edendale, Los Angeles from tuberculosis. Selecte ...

Production

Secret of the submarine was written in the lead up to the United States' involvement in

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by war correspondent Richard Barry. The serial was released 15 days after the

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was torpedoed by a German sub.

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* 1915 films 1915 lost films 1915 adventure films American silent serial films American black-and-white films American Film Company films American adventure films Lost American films Submarine films Lost adventure films 1910s American films Silent adventure films 1910s English-language films {{silent-adventure-film-stub

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