The House of Peril

The House of Peril
Directed by	Kenelm Foss
Written by	Horace Annesley Vachell (play) Kenelm Foss
Based on	The Chink in the Armour by Marie Belloc Lowndes
Produced by	H.W. Thompson
Starring	Fay Compton Roy Travers Flora le Breton
Cinematography	Jack Parker
Edited by	John Miller
Production company	Astra Films
Distributed by	Astra Films
Release date	February 1922
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The House of Peril is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Kenelm Foss and starring Fay Compton, Roy Travers, Flora le Breton and A.B. Imeson. It is an adaptation of the 1912 novel The Chink in the Armour by Marie Belloc Lowndes and the subsequent stage play adaptation by Horace Annesley Vachell. The film follows Sylvia Bailey, a wealthy widow who travels to a French gambling resort where she encounters assorted characters.

Plot

In Deauville a German couple lure girl gamblers to a 'haunted' house and kill them for their jewels.

Cast

• Fay Compton as Sylvia Bailey
• Roy Travers as Bill Chester
• A.B. Imeson as Comte de Virieu
• Flora le Breton as French Maid
• Madeline Seymour as Anna Wolsky
• Wallace Bosco as Polperro
• Nelson Ramsey as Herr Wachner
• Irene Tripod as Frau Wachner
• Blanche Walker as Maid
• George Bellamy as Gambler
• Hubert Carter as Gambler
• Jeff Barlow as Gambler
• Lewis Gilbert as Gambler
• Tom Coventry as Gambler
• Madge Tree as Gambler

External links

• The House of Peril at IMDb