Neal of the Navy

Neal of the Navy is a 1915 American adventure film serial directed by William Bertram and W. M. Harvey. The film is considered to be lost.^[1] Neal of the Navy was the first use of a man's name in the title of a serial.^[2]

Film poster for the two part feature

Neal of the Navy
Moving Picture World, 1915
Directed by	William Bertram W. M. Harvey
Written by	Douglas Bronston William Hamilton Osborne
Starring	William Courtleigh, Jr. Lillian Lorraine
Distributed by	Balboa Amusement Producing Company
Release date	September 2, 1915 (1915-09-02)
Running time	14 episodes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Plot

An Annapolis cadet is thrown out of the Naval Academy for cheating on an exam. He was framed, but he must enlist in the Navy to clear himself. Meanwhile, he and his sweetheart search for a buried treasure on Lost Island, which everyone is after.

A map is torn.^[3]

Cast

• William Courtleigh, Jr. as Neal Hardin
• Lillian Lorraine as Annette Illington
• William Conklin as Thomas Illington
• Ed Brady as Hernandez
• Henry Stanley as Ponto
• Richard Johnson as Joe Welcher
• Charles Dudley
• Helen Lackaye as Mrs. Hardin
• Bruce Smith as Captain John Hardin
• Lucy Blake
• Philo McCullough (unconfirmed)

See also

• List of film serials
• List of film serials by studio
• List of lost films

References

1. "Progressive Silent Film List: Neal of the Navy". Silent Era. Retrieved February 20, 2008.
2. Stedman, Raymond William (1971). "2. The Perils of Success". Serials: Suspense and Drama By Installment. University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 36. ISBN 978-0-8061-0927-5.
3. "The Routt County Sentinel December 10, 1915 — Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection". www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org.

External links

• Neal of the Navy at IMDb