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The Flaming Disk
The Flaming Disk

The Flaming Disk

The Giant of Films, in a Marvelous Double Part in Universal's Newest Serial Wonder

Genres

AdventureScience Fiction

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Criminals steal a death ray that concentrates the rays of the sun. The inventor's daughter and a government agent try to retrieve it. 18 episode adventure serial.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

280 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

21 November 1920

Country

United States of America

Cast

Elmo Lincoln

Elmo Lincoln

Elmo Gray / Jim Gray

Louise Lorraine

Louise Lorraine

Helen Wade

Monte Montague

Monte Montague

Batt Hogan

Lee Kohlmar

Lee Kohlmar

Professor Robert Wade

George B. Williams

George B. Williams

Stanley W. Barrows

Jenks Harris

Jenks Harris

Con Dawson

Roy Watson

Roy Watson

Rodney Stanton

Fred Hamer

Fred Hamer

Briggs

Fay Holderness

Fay Holderness

Stella Dean

Bob Reeves

Bob Reeves

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