''Arsene Lupin'' is a 1916 British silent

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directed by

George Loane Tucker George Loane Tucker (June 12, 1872 – June 20, 1921) was an American actor, silent film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. Career Tucker was born George S. Loane in Chicago to George Loane and stage actress Ethel Tucker. After ...

and starring

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and

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.Low p.278 It features the popular French master criminal Arsene Lupin, and is the first instance of the character in English-language media.

Cast

as Arsene Lupin *

as Savia *

as Inspector Guerchard * Douglas Munro as Gournay-Martin * Marga Rubia Levy *

Philip Hewland Philip Hewland (12 December 1876, Gravesend, Kent, England – 1953, Ealing, London) was a British actor. He had one son Ivor and a granddaughter Domini. Selected filmography * '' The Christian'' (1915) * '' His Daughter's Dilemma'' (1916) * ''Ar ...

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''The History of British Film, Volume III: 1914-1918''. Routledge, 1997.

External links

* 1916 films 1916 crime films British crime films British silent feature films 1910s English-language films Films directed by George Loane Tucker Films set in France British black-and-white films British films based on plays Films based on adaptations Films based on works by Francis de Croisset Arsène Lupin films 1910s British films Silent adventure films {{1910s-UK-film-stub