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.
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| Directed by | William Humphrey |
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| Produced by | Edward Godal |
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| Cinematography | William Shenton |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
- Low, Rachael. The History of British Film, Volume 4 1918-1929. Routledge, 1997.
References edit
- ^ Smith, R. Dixon. Ronald Colman, Gentleman of the Cinema: A Biography and Filmography. McFarland, 1991. p. 16. ISBN 0899505813.
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