Haldane of the Secret Service

1923 AdventureCrime 84 minutes Directed by Harry Houdini

About Haldane of the Secret Service

Heath Haldane, whose detective father was killed by counterfeiters, swears to get the gang. He rescues Adele Ormsby from them. They throw him in a river and leave him for dead. He gets out, brings the gang in, and finds that the leader is the father of the woman he loves.

Cast & crew

More about Haldane of the Secret Service

Harry Houdini directed and plays Heath Haldane. Film Booking Offices of America released it on September 30, 1923. The Motion Picture News Booking Guide for April 1924 prints the plot.

Themes

  • A detective's son after the men who killed his father
  • A rescue and a river
  • The gang leader is her father
  • Houdini
  • counterfeiters
  • Adele Ormsby
  • river
  • secret service

Notes

  • Gladys Leslie plays Adele Ormsby. William J. Humphrey plays Edward Ormsby. Charles Fang plays Ah Ling.
  • Richard Carlyle, Edward Boulden, and Jane Jennings are also billed.

Scenes

  • The gang throws Haldane into the river and leaves him for dead.

Also available

  • Wikimedia Commons (Haldane of the Secret Service (1923).ogv)