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| Moving Picture World, 22-February-1917 |
Fantômas was a popular criminal character who first appeared in a
series of French thriller novels by Marcel Allain and Pierre
Souvestre. In 1913-1914, Louis Feuillade created a 5-part movie serial
which was released by the Gaumont Company. Each episode, was 54-90
minutes, longer than episodes of a typical American serial. The
serial/series was very popular. Be sure to click on the image to see a
larger version.
In 1915-1916, Louis Feuillade created another thrilling serial,
Les Vampires. This ten episode production was even more popular. Musidora made a big impression as Irma Vep.
Gaumont released both films through Mutual, which assured exhibitors that they were like "Walking right up to the money -- and grabbing it."
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