Under the Crescent

1915 film

June 1, 1915 (1915-06-01)

Running time

6 episodesCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent with English intertitles

Under the Crescent is a 1915 American drama film serial directed by Burton L. King, starring Ola Humphrey, and released by Universal. The film is considered to be lost.^[1]

Plot

A series of six episodes involving the adventures of an American actress in modern Egypt (circa 1910s). The story is biographical; it was based on the real life of its lead actress, Ola Humphrey, who in 1911 married Egyptian Prince Ibrahim Hassan, cousin of the Khedive.^[2]

Cast

Ola Humphrey - The American Actress
William C. Dowlan - Stanley Clyde
Edward Sloman - Prince Ibrahim Tousson
Helen Wright - Princess Ousson
Carmen Phillips - Princess Uarda
William Quinn - Said Pasha
Henry Canfield - Sir Godfrey (as H.E. Canfield)
Orral Humphrey - Meheimit Ali
Edna Maison - Princess Zohna

Chapter titles

The Purple Iris
The Cage of the Golden Bars
In The Shadows of the Pyramids
For The Honor of a Woman
In The Name of the King
The Crown of Death

References

^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Under the Crescent". Silent Era. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
^ "Actress Weds a Prince". NY Times. April 16, 1911. Retrieved January 7, 2013.

External links

Under the Crescent at IMDb
Under the Crescent at SilentEra

Universal serials

Serials

Silent Serials (1914-1929)	Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery The Master Key The Trey o' Hearts The Black Box The Broken Coin Graft Under the Crescent The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring Liberty The Mystery Ship The Red Ace The Gray Ghost The Voice on the Wire The Brass Bullet The Bull's Eye The Lion's Claws The Lure of the Circus The Red Glove The Great Radium Mystery The Lion Man The Midnight Man The Flaming Disc The Moon Riders King of the Circus The Vanishing Dagger The Dragon's Net The Diamond Queen Do or Die The Secret Four Terror Trail The White Horseman Winners of the West The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe In the Days of Buffalo Bill Perils of the Yukon The Radio King With Stanley in Africa Around the World in 18 Days Beasts of Paradise The Eagle's Talons The Ghost City In the Days of Daniel Boone The Oregon Trail The Phantom Fortune The Social Buccaneer The Steel Trail The Fast Express The Fighting Ranger The Iron Man The Riddle Rider Wolves of the North Ace of Spades The Great Circus Mystery The Scarlet Streak Fighting with Buffalo Bill Strings of Steel The Winking Idol Blake of Scotland Yard The Fire Fighters The Return of the Riddle Rider The Trail of the Tiger Whispering Smith Rides Haunted Island Tarzan the Mighty The Vanishing Rider The Diamond Master A Final Reckoning The Pirate of Panama
Part-sound Serials (1929-1930)	The Ace of Scotland Yard Tarzan the Tiger The Jade Box The Lightning Express Terry of the Times The Indians Are Coming
Pre-war Sound Serials (1931-1942)	Finger Prints Heroes of the Flames Danger Island Battling with Buffalo Bill The Spell of the Circus Detective Lloyd The Airmail Mystery Heroes of the West Jungle Mystery The Lost Special Clancy of the Mounted The Phantom of the Air Gordon of Ghost City The Perils of Pauline Pirate Treasure The Vanishing Shadow The Red Rider Tailspin Tommy Rustlers of Red Dog The Call of the Savage The Roaring West Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery The Adventures of Frank Merriwell Flash Gordon The Phantom Rider Ace Drummond Jungle Jim Secret Agent X-9 Wild West Days Radio Patrol Tim Tyler's Luck Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars Flaming Frontiers Red Barry Scouts to the Rescue Buck Rogers The Oregon Trail The Phantom Creeps The Green Hornet Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe Winners of the West Junior G-Men The Green Hornet Strikes Again! Sky Raiders Riders of Death Valley Sea Raiders
War-time Serials (1942-1945)	Don Winslow of the Navy Gang Busters Junior G-Men of the Air Overland Mail The Adventures of Smilin' Jack Don Winslow of the Coast Guard Adventures of the Flying Cadets The Great Alaskan Mystery Raiders of Ghost City Mystery of the River Boat Jungle Queen The Master Key Secret Agent X-9
Post-war Serials (1945-1946)	The Royal Mounted Rides Again The Scarlet Horseman Lost City of the Jungle The Mysterious Mr. M

See also
Film serials List of film serials List of film serials by studio

v t e Films directed by Burton L. King
Under the Crescent (1915) The Black Butterfly (1916) Extravagance (1916) The Eternal Question (1916) The Spell of the Yukon (1916) The Devil at His Elbow (1916) More Truth Than Poetry (1917) Public Defender (1917) The Waiting Soul (1917) The Silence Sellers (1917) The Soul of a Magdalen (1917) To the Death (1917) Her Husband's Honor (1918) Treason (1918) The Master Mystery (1918) The Lost Battalion (1919) A Scream in the Night (1919) Why Women Sin (1920) For Love or Money (1920) Everyman's Price (1921) The Man from Beyond (1922) The Streets of New York (1922) The Empty Cradle (1923) The Fair Cheat (1923) None So Blind (1923) The Man Without a Heart (1924) The Masked Dancer (1924) The Truth About Women (1924) Playthings of Desire (1924) Those Who Judge (1924) Counsel for the Defense (1925) The Mad Dancer (1925) The Police Patrol (1925) Ermine and Rhinestones (1925) A Little Girl in a Big City (1925) A Bowery Cinderella (1927) Broadway Madness (1927) The House of Shame (1928) The Adorable Cheat (1928) Broken Barriers (1928) Manhattan Knights (1928) Satan and the Woman (1928) Women Who Dare (1928) Daughters of Desire (1929) The Dream Melody (1929) In Old California (1929) When Lightning Strikes (1934)

Films directed by Burton L. King