WHAT HAPPENED TO MARY?

(1912)

What Happened to Mary was the first motion picture serial made in the United States. Made by Edison Studios, the action serial consisted of twelve one-reel episodes released monthly beginning July 26, 1912 to coincide with the serial story of the same name published in McClure's The Ladies' World magazine.

Adventure / Serial / Silent

Directed by Charles Brabin

Cast:

Mary Fuller as Mary
Marc McDermott as Lieutenant Straker
Charles Ogle as Richard Craig, Mary's Uncle
Herbert Yost as Henry, Craig's Son

Chapter titles

1.The Escape from Bondage

2.Alone in New York

3.Mary in Stageland

4.The Affair at Raynor's

5.A Letter to the Princess

6.A Clue to Her Parentage

7.False to Their Trust

8.A Will and a Way

9.A Way to the Underworld

10.The High Tide of Misfortune

11.A Race to New York

12.Fortune Smiles