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The Mysteries of Myra

(1916)

April 24, 1916• 5h 10m
60%
TMDB Score

Overview

Myra Maynard's family is cursed by the devil-worshipping Black Order and she is marked for death by black magic on the eve of her eighteenth birthday. Dr. Payson Alden, the movies' first psychic detective, uses science to try and defeat the cult's evil spells, and is assisted by his friend Haji, a Hindu mystic. During the course of the 15 episodes of the serial, the clairvoyant Myra is assaulted by, among other supernatural menaces, astral demons, a fire elemental, even a "thought monster" brought to life by the malicious will of fifteen men, Levitation, crystal balls, automatic writing, mediums, witchcraft, a golden idol come to life, and many more bizarre elements which made movie history also figure into the story to make this a truly fascinating series that you will not want to miss. (mysteriesofmyra.com)

Leopold Wharton

Director

Top Billed Cast

JS

Jean Sothern

Myra Maynard

HE

Howard Estabrook

Dr. Payson Alden

AM

Allan Murnane

Arthur Varney

MR

M.W. Rale

Master of the Black Order

BW

Bessie Wharton

Mrs. Maynard

LB

Leroy Baker

Willis - The Maynards' Butler

EB

Elsie Baker

The Vampire Woman

AC

Aleister Crowley

SM

Shinobu Mori

Professor Haji