What Happened to Mary
1912 American film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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What Happened to Mary (sometimes erroneously referred to as What Happened to Mary?) is the first serial film made in the United States.[1][2] Produced by Edison Studios, with screenplays by Horace G. Plympton, and directed by Charles Brabin, the action films starred Mary Fuller.
What Happened to Mary | |
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Directed by | Ashley Miller Charles Brabin |
Screenplay by | Bannister Merwin |
Story by | Edwin Bliss |
Starring | Mary Fuller Marc McDermott |
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Distributed by | General Film Company |
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Running time | 12 1-reel episodes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Twelve one-reel episodes were released monthly beginning July 1912, coinciding with the literary serial of the same name published in McClure's The Ladies' World magazine. In addition to the motion pictures and regular magazine installments, What Happened to Mary was also adapted as a stage play, followed by a novelization, making it an early example of the multimedia franchise.