Madame Mystery
A female secret agent has gotten ahold of a new type of explosive gas. She has to avoid the efforts of two men who are trying to steal it. They succeed in doing so, but the gas turns out to be not quite what they expected.
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"Above and beyond anything else, this short comedy is notable for one significant reason: it features Theda Bara, a top star of the First World War era, whose surviving films are very scarce indeed. Madame Mystery, which marked Bara's final screen appearance in a starring role, provides us a rare glimpse this singular sensation, the hottest 'vampire' of them all. However, it is not typical of the melodramatic vehicles that made her famous—or is that infamous?—during her heyday. This short was intended as a lighthearted parody of spy adventures, comparable in our era to a sketch b..."
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This film has long been available in a poor quality, one-reel edition. But a complete, two-reel version survives in the 16mm format.
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A female secret agent has gotten ahold of a new type of explosive gas. She has to avoid the efforts of two men who are trying to steal it. They succeed in doing so, but the gas turns out to be not quite what they expected.