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{{short description|1915 film}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = The Broken Coin
| name = The Broken Coin
| image = Thebrokencoin-1915-newspaper.jpg
| image = Broken_Coin_poster.jpg
| caption = From an article in a newspaper.
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Francis Ford (actor)|Francis Ford]]
| director = [[Francis Ford (actor)|Francis Ford]]
| producer =
| producer =
| writer = [[Grace Cunard]]<br>[[Emerson Hough]]
| writer = [[Grace Cunard]]<br>[[Emerson Hough]]
| narrator =
| starring = Grace Cunard<br>Francis Ford
| starring = Grace Cunard<br>Francis Ford
| cinematography = R. E. Irish<br>Harry McGuire Stanley
| cinematography = [[R. E. Irish]]<br>Harry McGuire Stanley
| editing =
| editing =
| distributor = [[Universal Studios|Universal Film Manufacturing Co.]]
| distributor = [[Universal Studios|Universal Film Manufacturing Co.]]
| released = {{film date|1915|6|21}}
| released = {{film date|1915|6|21}}
| runtime = 440 minutes (22 episodes)
| runtime = 440 minutes (22 episodes)
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = Silent with English intertitles
| language = Silent with English intertitles
| budget =
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'''''The Broken Coin''''' is a 1915 American [[adventure film|adventure]]-[[mystery film|mystery]] [[film serial]] directed by [[Francis Ford (actor)|Francis Ford]]. This serial is presumed to be [[Lost film|lost]].<ref name="silentera">{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/BrokenCoin1915.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: The Broken Coin |accessdate=2008-02-10 |work=Silent Era}}</ref>
'''''The Broken Coin''''' is a 1915 American [[adventure film|adventure]]-[[mystery film|mystery]] [[film serial]] directed by [[Francis Ford (actor)|Francis Ford]]. This serial is presumed to be [[Lost film|lost]].<ref name="silentera">{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/BrokenCoin1915.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: The Broken Coin |access-date=February 10, 2008 |work=Silent Era}}</ref><ref name="The Broken Coin Website">{{cite web|url=http://www.thebrokencoin.com | title=Official Broken Coin Website }}</ref>
[[File:Thebrokencoin-1915-newspaper.jpg|thumb|From an article in a newspaper.]]
[[File:Broken Coin 1915.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Production still of the cast and crew of ''The Broken Coin'' with Cunard and Francis Ford together (rear center) on throne. A cameraman, likely Harry McGuire Stanley, is sitting (front right) with a Pathé film camera between his feet.]]


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Ernest Shields]] - Count Sacchio
* [[Ernest Shields]] - Count Sacchio
* [[John Ford]] - Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford)
* [[John Ford]] - Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford)
* W.C. Canfield - Gorgas the Outlaw
*[[W.C. Canfield]] - Gorgas the Outlaw
* Reese Gardiner - The Apache
* Reese Gardiner - The Apache
* Doc Crane - Pawnbroker
* Doc Crane - Pawnbroker
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* George Utell - Henchman (as G.J. Uttal)
* George Utell - Henchman (as G.J. Uttal)
* Bert Wilson - Confidante
* Bert Wilson - Confidante
* Mina Cunard - King's Sweetheart
*[[Mina Cunard]] - King's Sweetheart
* [[Carl Laemmle]] - Editor-in-Chief
* [[Carl Laemmle]] - Editor-in-Chief
* [[Jack Holt (actor)|Jack Holt]] - Captain Williams
* [[Jack Holt (actor)|Jack Holt]] - Captain Williams
* [[Mark Fenton]] - King of Grahaffen
* [[Mark Fenton]] - King of Grahaffen
* ?[[John George (actor)|John George]]<ref>''Pictorial History of the Silent Screen''y Daniel Blum c.1953 page 81 ("The Broken Coin")</ref>- uncredited
* [[John George (actor)|John George]]<ref>''Pictorial History of the Silent Screen'' by Daniel Blum c.1953 page 81 ("The Broken Coin")</ref>- uncredited


==Chapter titles==
==Chapter titles==
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#On the Battlefield
#On the Battlefield
# ''Either''
# ''Either''
#*“The Deluge, ''or'',
#The Deluge
#*The Meanest of Them All
#Kitty in Danger
#Kitty in Danger
#The Castaways
#The Castaways
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==See also==
==See also==
⚫
* [[List of American films of 1915]]
* [[List of film serials]]
* [[List of film serials]]
* [[List of film serials by studio]]
* [[List of film serials by studio]]
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*{{IMDb title|id=0005005|title=The Broken Coin}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0005005|title=The Broken Coin}}
* [http://www.thebrokencoin.com The Official Broken Coin Website - Scene Stills, Movie Slides, Posters, Post Cards and the rare "Broken Coin" tokens. ]


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{{Universal serials}}
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Latest revision as of 04:45, 5 October 2024

The Broken Coin
Film poster
Directed byFrancis Ford
Written byGrace Cunard
Emerson Hough
StarringGrace Cunard
Francis Ford
CinematographyR. E. Irish
Harry McGuire Stanley
Distributed byUniversal Film Manufacturing Co.
Release date
  • June 21, 1915 (1915-06-21)
Running time
440 minutes (22 episodes)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent with English intertitles

The Broken Coin is a 1915 American adventure-mystery film serial directed by Francis Ford. This serial is presumed to be lost.[1][2]

From an article in a newspaper.
Production still of the cast and crew of The Broken Coin with Cunard and Francis Ford together (rear center) on throne. A cameraman, likely Harry McGuire Stanley, is sitting (front right) with a Pathé film camera between his feet.

Cast

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Chapter titles

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  1. The Broken Coin
  2. The Satan of the Sands
  3. When the Throne Rocked
  4. The Face at the Window
  5. The Underground Foe
  6. A Startling Discovery
  7. Between Two Fires
  8. The Prison in the Palace
  9. Room 22
  10. Cornered
  11. The Clash of Arms
  12. A Cry in the Dark
  13. War
  14. On the Battlefield
  15. Either
  16. The Deluge
  17. Kitty in Danger
  18. The Castaways
  19. The Underground City
  20. The Sacred Fire
  21. Between Two Fires
  22. A Timely Rescue
  23. An American Queen[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Progressive Silent Film List: The Broken Coin". Silent Era. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
  2. ^ "Official Broken Coin Website".
  3. ^ Pictorial History of the Silent Screen by Daniel Blum c.1953 page 81 ("The Broken Coin")
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