The Wakefield Case (Reel 5) (1921, silent)

Description: "Playwright William Wakefield, Jr., turns detective when his father is killed after nearly capturing James and Richard Krogan, who were in possession of four rubies belonging to the British Museum, that were later acquired by the Breen gang. An investigation suggests that "the Breen girl" is responsible for the elder Wakefield's death, and William pursues her across the ocean to the United States. The true identities of several characters, including the robbers and the girl, are constantly in question. However, William finally discovers the culprits, solves the case, and learns that Ruth Gregg, with whom he has fallen in love, is not only "the Breen girl," but also a Secret Service agent posing as a gang member."(catalog.afi.com/Film/13055-THE-WAKEFIELDCASE. accessed: 2023-12-20). Reel 5;

The film was broken into reels approximately 15 minutes in length for the rental market.

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Subjects: 1920s

Tags: melodramas; mysteries; intertitles; cat on intertitle "When everyone thinks everyone else is asleep"; lit match signal; headlight signal; man in a top hat; men kidnapping woman; woman tied to tree; mansions; fighting; guns; rubies; woman driving speed boat; chase scenes; detective stories; crime stories

Film Sponsor:

Creator: Lawrence Weber, Inc.

Credits: L. Lawrence Weber Photo Dramas Inc.

Director: George Irving

Writers: Shannon Fife, L. Case Russell

Photography: William S. Adams, Walter Arthur

Cast:

Herbert Rawlinson: William Wakefield, Jr.

John Wade: William Wakefield, Sr.

J. H. Gilmore: Gregg

Charles Dalton: Richard Krogan

Joseph Burke: James Krogan

Jerry Austin: Bryson

W. W. Black: Blaine

H. L. Dewey: Briggs

Florence Billings: Ruth Gregg

Distributor: World Film Corp.

Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Mogull Bros.

Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive

Production Date:

Release Date: 1921

Geographical Location: USA

Genre/Form: fiction, silent

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Rights:

Film Format: 16mm film

Element: positive

Color: b&w

Color Process: tinted

Sound or Silent: silent

Film Soundtrack Type: mos

Edge Code: square triangle

Frame Rate: 24 fps

Length (feet): 351