The Invisible Hand (serial) explained

The Invisible Hand
Director:	William Bowman
Story:	Cyrus Townsend Brady Albert E. Smith
Starring:	Antonio Moreno Pauline Curley Jay Morley Brinsley Shaw
Cinematography:	Park Ries
Studio:	Vitagraph Company of America
Distributor:	Vitagraph Company of America
Runtime:	15 chapters
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent English intertitles

The Invisible Hand is a 1920 American silent Western film serial directed by William Bowman and starring Antonio Moreno, Pauline Curley, Jay Morley, and Brinsley Shaw. The film was released by Vitagraph Company of America in January 1920.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Antonio Moreno as John 'The Needle' Sharpe
• Pauline Curley as Ann Crawford aka Violet 'X' Ray
• Jay Morley as Burnett, Chief of the Secret Service
• Brinsley Shaw as The Iron Hand
• George Mellcrest as Potsdam
• Sam Polo as Red Black
• Gordon Sackville
• Charles Rich

Chapter titles

1. Setting the Snare
2. TNT
3. Winged Death
4. Gassed
5. Dodging Disaster
6. The Closing Jaw
7. The Submarine Cave
8. Outwitted
9. A Heathen Sacrifice
10. Fender of Flesh
11. Flirting with Death
12. Dungeon of Despair
13. Plunging Peril
14. A Modern Mazeppa
15. Closing the Net

Preservation

Like most silent film serials, the film is now considered lost.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Invisible Hand. AllMovie. June 17, 2018.
2. Web site: The Invisible Hand. TCM.com. June 17, 2018.
3. Web site: Progressive Silent Film List: The Invisible Hand. silentera.com. June 17, 2018.