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Neal of the Navy Directed by William Bertram
W. M. HarveyWritten by Douglas Bronston
William Hamilton OsborneStarring William Courtleigh Jr.
Lillian LorraineDistributed by Balboa Amusement Producing Company Release date(s) 2 September 1915 Running time 14 episodes Country United States Language Silent
English intertitlesNeal of the Navy is a 1915 adventure film serial directed by William Bertram and W. M. Harvey. The film is considered to be lost.[1] Neal of the Navy was the first use of a man's name in the title of a serial.[2]
Contents
Plot summary
A former Annapolis cadet is thrown out of the Naval Academy for cheating on an exam. He was framed, but he must enlist in the Navy to clear himself. Meanwhile he and his sweetheart search for a buried treasure on Lost Island, which everyone is after.
Cast
- William Courtleigh Jr. - Neal Hardin
- Lillian Lorraine - Annette Illington
- William Conklin - Thomas Illington
- Ed Brady - Hernandez
- Henry Stanley - Ponto
- Richard Johnson - Joe Welcher
- Charles Dudley
- Helen Lackaye - Mrs. Hardin
- Bruce Smith - Captain John Hardin
- Lucy Blake
- Philo McCullough (unconfirmed)
See also
References
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Neal of the Navy". Silent Era. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/N/NealoftheNavy1915.html. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ^ Stedman, Raymond William. "2. The Perils of Success". Serials: Suspense and Drama By Installment. University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 36. ISBN 9780806109275.
External links
Categories:- American films
- 1915 films
- Silent films
- Film serials
- 1910s adventure films
- Black-and-white films
- Lost films
- Films directed by William Bertram
- Silent film stubs
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