The Third Eye

The Third Eye is a 1920 American crime mystery drama film serial directed by James W. Horne. The film is considered to be lost. Plot As described in a film publication, Curtis Steele (Oland), a society man at a film studio, has been pursuing actress Rita Moreland (Percy) and confronts her at the studio with the intention of making love to her. She repulses him and during the struggle shoots him. Steele staggers forward and collapses. She is terrified as she thought that the revolver had been loaded with blanks. As she bends over him, he leaps to his feet and with a sneering remark leaves. Later that night Rita is informed that Steele was found at the studio shot through the heart, and that there is a film showing Steel chasing her and then her shooting him. The serial then develops around Rita, her sweetheart, a villain, and the mystery of who killed Steele, who made the film, and attempts to obtain the film. Cast Warner Oland as Curtis Steele / Malcolm Graw Eileen Percy as Rita Moreland Jack Mower as Dick Keene Olga Grey as Zaida Savoy Mark Strong as Detective Gale Chapter titles The Poisoned Dagger The Pendulum of Death In Destruction's Path Daggers of Death The Black Hand Bag The Death Spark The Crook's Ranch Trails of Danger The Race for Life The House of Terrors The Long Arm of Vengeance Man Against Man Blind Trails of Justice At Bay Triumph of Justice