The Black Spider (1920 film)
Appearance
The Black Spider | |
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Directed by | William Humphrey |
Written by | Carlton Dawe (novel) George Edwardes-Hall William Humphrey |
Produced by | Edward Godal |
Starring | Mary Clare Bertram Burleigh Ronald Colman |
Cinematography | William Shenton |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service Robertson-Cole Distributing Corporation (US) |
Release date | May 1920 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Black Spider is a 1920 British silent mystery film directed by William Humphrey and starring Mary Clare, Bertram Burleigh, and Ronald Colman.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1911 novel of the same title by Carlton Dawe. The film was partly shot on location in Monte Carlo.
Premise
A series of robberies have been committed against wealthy inhabitants of Monaco by a thief known as 'The Black Spider'. A young woman steals her aunt's jewels as a joke, pretending to be the Black Spider, but a detective is soon on her trail.
Cast
- Mary Clare as Angela Brentwood
- Lydia Kyasht as Angela Carfour
- Bertram Burleigh as Archie Lowndes
- Sam Livesey as Reggie Cosway
- Robert Corbins as Archie Lowndes
- Ronald Colman as Vicomte de Beaurais
- Betty Hall as Irene Carfour
- Hayden Coffin as Lord Carfour
- Adeline Hayden Coffin as Lady Carfour
- Dorothy Cecil as Marjorie West
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. The History of British Film, Volume 4 1918-1929. Routledge, 1997.
- Smith, R. Dixon. Ronald Colman, gentleman of the cinema: a biography and filmography. McFarland, 1991.
References
- ^ Smith p.16