The Radio King
(1922-1923) United States of America
B&W : Serial / Ten chapters / 20 reels
Directed by Robert Hill (Robert F. Hill)
Cast: Roy Stewart [Bradley Lane, also known as The Radio King], Louise Lorraine [Ruth Leyden, the girl in the case], Sidney Bracy [Marnee, the Wizard of the Air], Ernest Butterworth Jr. [Jim Lawton, boy detective], Al Smith (Albert J. Smith) [Renally], Clark Comstock [John Leyden], Fontaine La Rue [Doria], Slim Whitaker [the mystery man], Lew Meehan, Marion Faducha (Marion Feducha), Helen Broneau, Joseph North, D.J. Mitsoras (D. Mitsoras), Laddie Earle, Charles Force
Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation [Universal Chapter-Play]. / Scenario by Robert Dillon, from a screen story by Robert Dillon. Presented by Carl Laemmle. / Ten chapters (two reels each): [1] “A Cry for Help,” released 30 October 1922; [2] “The Secret of the Air,” released 6 November 1922; [3] “A Battle of Wits,” released 13 November 1922; [4] “Warned by Radio,” released 20 November 1922; [5] “Ship of Doom,” released 27 November 1922; [6] “S.O.S.,” released 4 December 1922; [7] “Saved by Wireless,” released 11 December 1922; [8] “The Master Wave,” released 18 December 1922; [9] “The Trail of Vengeance,” released 25 December 1922; [10] “Saved by Science,” released 1 January 1923. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 29 April 2020.
References: Lahue-Continued pp. 230, 288 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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