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The Black Spider (1920 film)

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The Black Spider
Directed byWilliam Humphrey
Written by
Produced byEdward Godal
Starring
CinematographyWilliam Shenton
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
  • May 1920 (1920-05)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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 name by Carlton Dawe. The film was partly shot on location in Monte Carlo.

Plot

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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

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Bibliography

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  • Low, Rachael. The History of British Film, Volume 4 1918-1929. Routledge, 1997.

References

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  1. ^ Smith, R. Dixon. Ronald Colman, Gentleman of the Cinema: A Biography and Filmography. McFarland, 1991. p. 16. ISBN 0899505813.
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