Harry Houdini in The Master Mystery (1918) | One of the First Robots in Cinema

The Master Mystery is an American silent mystery serial film that was released in 15 installments. Starring Harry Houdini, this 1918 science fiction adventure is about a criminal organization and a rampaging cyborg. It was filmed over a century ago, and years before the word Robot was first uttered.

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