| The Master Mystery | |
| Director: | Harry Grossman Burton L. King |
| Producer: | B. A. Rolfe |
| Screenplay: | Arthur B. Reeve Charles Logue |
| Starring: | Harry Houdini Marguerite Marsh Ruth Stonehouse Edna Britton William Pike Charles Graham |
| Music: | Michael Mortilla |
| Studio: | Rolfe Photoplays |
| Distributor: | Octagon Films |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Master Mystery is a 1918 American mystery silent serial film told in 15 installments. The film was directed by Harry Grossman and Burton L. King and written by Arthur B. Reeve and Charles Logue. The film stars Harry Houdini, Marguerite Marsh, Ruth Stonehouse, Edna Britton, William Pike, and Charles Graham. Episode 1 was released on November 18, 1918, by Octagon Films.[1] [2] It is one of the first films to feature a powered exoskeleton.
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