Haldane of the Secret Service
{{short description|1923 film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Haldane of the Secret Service
| image = Haldane of the Secret Service.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Harry Houdini
| producer =
| screenplay =
| starring = Harry Houdini
Gladys Leslie
William J. Humphrey
Richard Carlyle
Edward Boulden
Jane Jennings
Charles Fang
| music =
| cinematography = Irving B. Rubenstein
Frank Zucker
| editing =
| studio = Houdini Picture Corporation
| distributor = Film Booking Offices of America
| released = {{Film date|1923|9|30}}
| runtime = 84 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
| budget =
| gross =
}}
File:Haldane of the Secret Service (1923).ogv
Haldane of the Secret Service is a 1923 American silent adventure film directed by Harry Houdini. The film stars Harry Houdini, Gladys Leslie, William J. Humphrey, Richard Carlyle, Edward Boulden, Jane Jennings, and Charles Fang. The film was released on September 30, 1923, by Film Booking Offices of America.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/94161/Haldane-of-the-Secret-Service/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306091808/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/94161/Haldane-of-the-Secret-Service/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 6, 2016|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|author=Hal Erickson|title=Haldane-of-the-Secret-Service - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com|author-link=Hal Erickson (author)|date=2016|accessdate=January 29, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/H/HaldaneOfTheSecretServ1923.html|title=Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List|work=silentera.com|accessdate=January 29, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=9545|title=Haldane of the Secret Service|work=afi.com|accessdate=January 29, 2015}}
Plot
"Heath Haldane (Houdini), son of a detective slain by a gang of counterfeiters, swears vengeance. He rescues a girl (Leslie) from the gang, but is thrown into river by them for dead, and escapes.
"He rounds them up after many adventures, brings about their arrest, and discovers the leader of the gang is father of girl whom he loves." -- Motion Picture News Booking Guide (April 1924)
Cast
- Harry Houdini as Heath Haldane
- Gladys Leslie as Adele Ormsby
- William J. Humphrey as Edward Ormsby
- Richard Carlyle as Joe Ivors
- Edward Boulden as Raoul Usher
- Jane Jennings as Mrs. Clive Usher
- Charles Fang as Ah Ling
- Myrtle Morse as Andrea Drayton
- Irving Brooks as Bruce Drayton
References
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External links
{{commons category|Haldane of the Secret Service}}
- {{IMDb title|0014112|Haldane of the Secret Service}}
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:Film Booking Offices of America films
Category:1920s English-language films
Category:Silent American adventure films
Category:English-language adventure films
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