
The Secret of the Submarine
Action · Adventure
Overview
An American adventure film serial comprised of fifteen episodes of two reels (24 min) each. All chapters are presumed lost.
Top Cast


Juanita Hansen
Juanita Hansen
Cleo Burke
Juanita Hansen
Cleo Burke


Tom Chatterton
Tom Chatterton
Lt. Jarvis Hope
Tom Chatterton
Lt. Jarvis Hope
Hylda Hollis
Hylda Hollis
Olga Ivanoff
Hylda Hollis
Olga Ivanoff


Lamar Johnstone
Lamar Johnstone
Gerald Morton
Lamar Johnstone
Gerald Morton
George Clancey
George Clancey
Hook Barnacle
George Clancey
Hook Barnacle
William Tedmarsh
William Tedmarsh
Tatsuma
William Tedmarsh
Tatsuma
Harry Edmondson
Harry Edmondson
Sextus
Harry Edmondson
Sextus


George Webb
George Webb
Mahlin
George Webb
Mahlin
Hugh Bennett
Hugh Bennett
Dr. Ralph Burke
Hugh Bennett
Dr. Ralph Burke
Joseph Beaudry
Joseph Beaudry
Calvin Montgomery
Joseph Beaudry
Calvin Montgomery
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