What Happened to Mary?

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name = What Happened to Mary?


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director = Charles Brabin
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writer = Horace G. Plympton
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starring = Mary Fuller
Marc McDermott
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distributor = General Film Company
released = flagicon|USA July 26, 1912
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country = USA
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imdb_id = 0002574

"What Happened to Mary?" is the first motion picture serial made in the United States. Made by Edison Studios, the action serial consisted of twelve one reel episodes released monthly beginning July 26 1912 to coincide with the serial story of the same name published in McClure's "Ladies' World" magazine.

The scripts for "What Happened to Mary?" were written by Horace G. Plympton and directed by Charles Brabin. The star of the serial was twenty-three-year-old Mary Fuller who had been acting in films since 1907 and Charles Ogle who in 1910 had been the first actor to ever portray "Frankenstein" on film.

Episode Titles:
# "The Escape from Bondage"
# "Alone in New York"
# "Mary in Stage Land"
# "The Affair at Raynor's"
# "A Letter to the Princess"
# "A Clue to Her Parentage"
# "False to Their Trust"
# "A Will and a Way"
# "A Way to the Underworld"
# "The High Tide of Misfortune"
# "A Race to New York"
# "Fortune Smiles"

Exactly one year to the day after the release of "What Happened to Mary?", Edison Studios followed up with a six episode sequel titled "Who Will Marry Mary?"

Primary cast

*Mary Fuller as Mary
*Marc McDermott as Lieutenant Straker
*Charles Ogle as Richard Craig, Mary's Uncle
*Herbert Yost as Henry, Craig's Son (as Barry O'Moore)

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