The Black Box
DramaSci-Fi
With the help of futuristic technical inventions, a private detective investigates a bizarre murder case involving mysterious messages delivered in a small black box by the killer.
Director
Otis Turner
Writers
Jeanie Macpherson, E. Phillips Oppenheim, Otis Turner
Stars
Herbert Rawlinson, Ann Little, William Worthington
Release Date
March 8, 1915
Language
None, English
Country
United States
🎭 Top Cast
Herbert Rawlinson
as Sanford Quest
Ann Little
as Lenora MacDougal
William Worthington
as Prof. Ashleigh
👤
Mark Fenton
as Inspector French
Laura Oakley
as Laura - Quest's Assistant
👤
Frank MacQuarrie
as John Craig
Frank Lloyd
as Ian MacDougal
👤
Helen Wright
as Lady Ashleigh
Beatrice Van
as Ashleigh's Daughter
Hylda Hollis
as Mrs. Bruce Rheinholdt
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
San Diego, California, USA
Production
Universal Film Manufacturing Company
🏷️ Keywords
detectivemurderholidaygiftfireplace
🎯 Categories
DramaSci-Fi
💡 Did You Know?
Chapter titles: 1. An Apartment House Case 2. The Hidden Hands 3. The Pocket Wireless 4. An Old Grudge 5. On the Rack 6. The Unseen Terror 7. The House of Mystery 8. The Inherited Sin 9. Lost in London 10. The Ship of Horror 11. A Desert Vengeance 12. 'Neath Iron Wheels 13. Tongues of Flame 14. A Bolt from the Blue 15. The Black Box
📖 Synopsis
With the help of futuristic technical inventions, a private detective investigates a bizarre murder case involving mysterious messages delivered in a small black box by the killer.