The Ringer is a 1928 British silent crime film directed by Arthur Maude starring Leslie Faber, Annette Benson and Hayford Hobbs.[1] It was based on the 1925 Edgar Wallace novel The Gaunt Stranger. Scotland Yard hunt for a dangerous criminal who has returned to Britain after many years away. A talkie version of The Ringer followed in 1931.[2]
| The Ringer | |
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| Directed by | Arthur Maude |
| Written by | Edgar Wallace (novel) |
| Starring | Leslie Faber Annette Benson Lawson Butt Nigel Barrie |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Ideal (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Cast
edit- Leslie Faber as Dr. Lamond
- Annette Benson as Cora Ann Milton
- Lawson Butt as Maurice Meister
- Nigel Barrie as Insp. Wembury
- Hayford Hobbs as Insp. Bliss
- John F. Hamilton as John Lenley
- Charles Emerald as Sam Hackett
- Esther Rhodes as Gwenda Milton
- Muriel Angelus as Mary Lenley
Background
editThe film is one of the six screen adaptations of Wallace's novel.[3]
See also
edit- The Ringer (1931)
- The Ringer (1932)
- The Gaunt Stranger (1938)
- The Ringer (1952)
- Der Hexer (1964)
References
edit- ^ "The Ringer". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.
- ^ "The Ringer". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
- ^ Kabatchnik, Amnon (2010). Blood on the Stage, 1925-1950: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery, and Detection : an Annotated Repertoire. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6963-9.
External links
edit- The Ringer at IMDb
