The Evil Eye is a 1920 American silent action film serial directed by J. Gordon Cooper and Wally Van, written by Roy L. McCardell, and starring world lightweight boxing champion Benny Leonard, with Ruth Dwyer and Stuart Holmes. Produced by Hallmark Pictures Corporation and distributed by Asher’s Enterprise, the serial was released in 15 episodes beginning in May 1920. 14 of the original 15 35mm episodes survive.
Cast Benny Leonard as Frank Armstrong Ruth Dwyer as Dora Druce Stuart Holmes as Denton Drake Walter Horton as David Druce Marie Shotwell as Mrs. David Druce Rosita Marstini as Marcia Lamar (credited as Madame Marie Marstini) Leslie King as Holy Joe The Money Lender Bernard Randall as Dopey Dick
Source: original 35mm film print
Chapter titles Below the Deadline In the House of the Blindmen The Golden Locket Vengeance of the Dead Trapped by Treachery On the Wings of Death The Double Cross (unknown title) Ferocious Foes The Evil Eye, Ep09: Ferocious foes (Film, 1920), WorldCat.org Evil influence A Monstrous Menace The Path of Doom The House of Horror The Death Boxer Winning Out
Preservation status The Evil Eye is not a lost serial. Records for individual episodes are held in the Library of Congress film archive (American Film Institute / Donald Nichol collection), and 14 of the original 15 episodes exist. The serial is as of 2026 in the process of being restored by Eric Stedman of the Serial Squadron.
See also List of film serials List of film serials by studio List of lost films
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