The Great London Mystery
Encyclopedia
The Great London Mystery is a 1920 British
silent
crime film
directed by Charles Raymond
and starring David Devant
, Robert Clifton and Charles Raymond. An Englismen robs a sacred jewel from a temple and is haunted by its curse.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
crime film
Crime film
Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...
directed by Charles Raymond
Charles Raymond
Charles Raymond was a British actor and film director of the silent era.-Selected filmography:Director* Hamlet * Lieutenant Daring and the Labour Riots * The Great London Mystery...
and starring David Devant
David Devant
David Devant was an English magician, shadowgraphist and film exhibitor. He was born David Wighton in Holloway, London...
, Robert Clifton and Charles Raymond. An Englismen robs a sacred jewel from a temple and is haunted by its curse.
Cast
- David DevantDavid DevantDavid Devant was an English magician, shadowgraphist and film exhibitor. He was born David Wighton in Holloway, London...
... The Master Magician - Robert Clifton ... Bob Sefton
- Charles RaymondCharles RaymondCharles Raymond was a British actor and film director of the silent era.-Selected filmography:Director* Hamlet * Lieutenant Daring and the Labour Riots * The Great London Mystery...
... Ching Fu - Lady Doris Stapleton ... Audrey Malvern
- Kenneth Duffy ... Edward Selwyn
- Martin Valmour ... Webb
- Lester Gard ... The Man Monkey
- Sadie Bennett ... Curley
- Lola De Liane ... Froggie the vampire