''Lord Arthur Savile's Crime'' (French: ''Le crime de Lord Arthur Savile'') is a 1922 French
silent mystery
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crime film
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directed by
René Hervil and starring
Cecil Mannering,
André Dubosc and
André Nox. It is based on
Oscar Wilde
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's 1887 short story ''
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime''.
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Cast
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Cecil Mannering as Lord Arthur Savile
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André Dubosc as Merton
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André Nox as Podgers
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Monique Chrysès as Lady Windermere
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Mlle Barral
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Jules de Spoly
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Catherine Fonteney
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Violette Jyl
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Olive Sloane
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References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
* Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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1922 films
French mystery films
1922 mystery films
1920s French-language films
Films directed by René Hervil
French black-and-white films
1920s French films
Films set in London
Pathé films
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