Around the World in 18 Days

Around the World in 18 Days
Stills with William Desmond on the cover of Universal Weekly
Directed byB. Reeves Eason
Robert F. Hill
Written byFrank Howard Clark (scenario)
George Bronson Howard (scenario)
Story byRobert Dillon
StarringWilliam Desmond
Laura La Plante
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • January 1, 1923 (1923-01-01)
Running time
12 episodes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Around the World in 18 Days is a 1923 American silent film serial directed by B. Reeves Eason and Robert F. Hill. A total of twelve episodes of the serial were released. The film is now considered lost.[1]

Stunt pilot Gene (Jean) Edward Perkins [2] fell to his death while shooting an episode where he was to hang from a rope ladder off the side of a plane while attempting to transfer to a moving train.[3]

Cast

See also

References

  1. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Around the World in Eighteen Days". Silent Era. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved April 25, 2008.
  2. ^ Wise, Arthur (1973). Stunting in the Cinema. London: Constable. pp. 133–5. ISBN 0-09-459090-7. Archived from the original on March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "Photoplay (Jul - Dec 1927) - Lantern". lantern.mediahist.org. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
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