''A Woman in Pawn'' is a 1927 British silent

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directed by

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and starring

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, John Stuart and

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. It was based on a

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play by

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. It was made at the

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Plot

A ruined stockbroker is blamed for killing the crooked financier who lured his wife.

Cast

as Diana Rawdon * John Stuart as James Rawdon *

as George Zarantis *

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as Elaine * Tarva Penna as Phipps * Karen Petersen as Mrs. Phipps *

Desmond Roberts Desmond Roberts (5 February 1894 – 11 January 1968) was a British stage and film actorLeibfried & Lane p. 105. who also played first-class cricket, 1913–1936, for Surrey. He was born in Hampstead, and died in Eastbourne. Partial filmography ...

as David Courthill

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

External links

* 1927 films 1927 crime films British crime films Films directed by Edwin Greenwood British silent feature films Films shot at Lime Grove Studios British black-and-white films Films produced by Victor Saville 1920s English-language films 1920s British films {{1920s-UK-film-stub