The Lightning Raider
(1919)
Pathé; 15 Chapters
Directed by George Seitz
Starring
Pearl White
as the Lightning Raider
Warner Oland
as Wu Fang
with Henry G. Sell, Boris Karloff, William Burt
This serial is a rarity: it's not good guys vs. bad guys
here, it's an action-packed duel of villains. The
"Lightning Raider" is a costumed female master thief
interested in plundering the finest the antiquities world
has to offer. Wu Fang is her opponent, the leader of the
Asian underground. William Burt plays the Wasp, who passes
a deathbed secret to Pearl and to Henry G. Sell, the fellow
she drags into her dilemmas. Pearl performs her own stunts.
Based on stories by May Yohe.
Chapters
2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 of this serial exist complete
in silent form.
Missing material for this serial will be reconstructed from
stills and
slides which were created from original film frames
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