White Eagle (1922 serial)

White Eagle is a 1922 American silent Western film serial directed by Fred Jackman and W. S. Van Dyke. The film is considered to be lost.^[1] White Eagle is almost a remake of the earlier Ruth Roland serial Hands Up^[2] The serial features a famous scene of Ruth Roland climbing a rope ladder from a moving train to a plane flying overhead.^[2]

White Eagle
A poster for episode number 5.
Directed by	Fred Jackman W. S. Van Dyke
Written by	Carl Krusada (as Val Cleveland)
Story by	Ruth Roland
Produced by	Hal Roach
Starring	Ruth Roland Earl Metcalfe
Edited by	Richard C. Currier
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	January 1, 1922 (1922-01-01)
Running time	15 episodes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Lobby card.

Plot

Cast

• Ruth Roland as Ruth Randolph
• Earl Metcalfe as Phil Stanton^[3]
• Harry Girard as Jim Loomis
• Virginia Ainsworth as Julia Wells
• Otto Lederer as Gray Wolf
• Bud Osborne as Standing Bear
• Frank Lackteen as Crouching Mole
• Gertrude Douglas as Moonlight
• Louise Emmons as Stone Ear
• Frank Valrose as Feather Foot
• Chick Morrison as Bill Henley
• Anita Nara

Episodes

The serial consisted of fifteen two reel episodes, two of which were entitled "The Clash of the Clans."^[4][5]

1. The Sign of the Trident
2. The Red Men's Menace
3. A Strange Message
4. The Lost Trail
5. The Clash of the Clans
6. The Trap
7. The Mysterious Voyage
8. The Island of Terror
9. The Flaming Arrow
10. The Cave of Peril
11. Danger Rails
12. Win or Lose
13. The Clash of the Clans
14. The Pivoted Rock
15. The Golden Pool

See also

• List of film serials
• List of film serials by studio

References

1. "Progressive Silent Film List: White Eagle". Silent Era. Retrieved February 25, 2008.
2. Stedman, Raymond William (1971). "2. The Perils of Success". Serials: Suspense and Drama By Installment. University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 44. ISBN 978-0-8061-0927-5.
3. Craig, C. E., ed. (June 8, 1922). "It's a Fact". Pleasanton Observer-Enterprise. Vol. 51, no. 2. Pleasanton, KS: The Linn County Publishing Co. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Rainey, Buck (February 2010). Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956. McFarland. pp. 256–257. ISBN 978-0-7864-4702-2.
5. Craig, C. E., ed. (June 8, 1922). "Ruth Roland and All = Star Cast in 'White Eagle'". Pleasanton Observer-Enterprise. Vol. 51, no. 2. Pleasanton, KA: The Linn County Publishing Co. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• White Eagle at IMDb