The Hazards of Helen is an American adventure film serial (or possibly a film series) of 119 twelve minute episodes released over a span of slightly more than two years by the Kalem Company between November 7, 1914 and February 24, 1917.
At 23.8 hours, it is one of the longest non-feature length motion picture series ever filmed (and is believed to be the longest of the film serial format). Based on a novel by John Russell Corvell and the play by Denman Thompson, it was adapted to the silent screen by W. Scott Darling. Episodes 1-48 were directed by J.P. McGowan and the remainder by James Davis. Unlike the cliffhanger serials of the era, The Hazards of Helen is actually a film series made up of near autonomous single reel twelve-minute melodramas
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