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The Master Mystery

1918 · 238 min Action Mystery
6.0 / 10 · TMDB

In this action-packed serial, government agent Quentin Locke infiltrates a corrupt patents company, only to run into the gleaming terror of its robot protector, the Automaton. In order to save the beautiful Eva Brent and find a cure for the dreaded Madagascar Madness, Locke suffers an inhuman array of tortures and physical restraints. He is chained, tied with barbed wire, padlocked in a crate and thrown in the water, tied beneath a descending elevator, strapped to an electric chair, and bound in an elaborate Oriental torture chamber.

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Year 1918
Country United States of America
Genre Action, Mystery
Director Harry Grossman
Runtime 238 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.0/10 (3 votes)

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The serial constructs its thrills around an escalating series of elaborate, inescapable death traps, each a unique physical and mental puzzle for the hero. It relies on the sheer visceral impact of these predicaments, exploring a primal battle between flesh and relentless, mechanized evil.

What lingers after the final reel is the sheer athletic persistence of the human spirit against impossible odds, a testament to silent-era spectacle. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Harry Grossman

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Watch as a thrilling serial, best enjoyed for its relentless, cliffhanger-paced action.

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