''My Lady's Garter'' is a
lost
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1920 American
silent mystery film
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directed by
Maurice Tourneur and starring
Wyndham Standing,
Sylvia Breamer and
Holmes Herbert
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Early life
Born Horace Edward Jenner, (some sou ...
. It was based on the 1912 novel of the same name by
Jacques Futrelle, a writer who perished with the sinking of the ''
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Plot
As described in a
film magazine
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,
a jeweled garter with an interesting history disappears under mysterious circumstances from the
British Museum
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. The Hawk, a criminal who has never been apprehended even though he obligingly leaves many clues for the police to follow, is suspected. Helen Hamilton (Breamer), daughter of a wealthy American, loses her jewels after throwing them out of a window at Keats Gaunt (Craig), a poet she imagines she is in love with. A tiff with Gaunt follows and she dives into the sea, being rescued by a strange gentleman in a yacht who gives his name as Bruce Calhoun (Standing). English detectives suspect him of the robbery and watch him closely. He goes to Helen's home and becomes acquainted with her family, but his mysterious actions raise doubts in the minds of all save Helen, who now loves him. Not even to her, however, will he admit his part in the mysterious proceedings that are occurring continuously until, by a master stroke, he catches the criminal, a rival for Helen's affections, and then reveals that he is an American secret service man and worthy of her love.
Cast
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Wyndham Standing as Bruce Calhoun
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Sylvia Breamer as Helen Hamilton
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Holmes Herbert
Holmes Herbert (born Horace Edward Jenner; 30 July 1882 – 26 December 1956) was an English character actor who appeared in Hollywood films from 1915 to 1952, often as a British gentleman.
Early life
Born Horace Edward Jenner, (some sou ...
as Henry Van Derp, aka The Hawk
*
Warner Richmond
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as Meredith
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Paul Clerget
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as Dexter
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Warren Cook
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as Brokaw Hamilton
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Louise de Rigney
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Arts Songs
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* "Louise" (Maurice Chevalier song), 1929
*"Louise", by Clan of ...
as Mrs. Hamilton
*
Charles Craig as Keats Gaunt
Bibliography
* Waldman, Harry. ''Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films''. McFarland, 2008.
References
External links
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Broadway play version of ''My Lady's Garter'', 1915; IBDb.com
1920 films
1920 drama films
American silent feature films
American mystery drama films
American black-and-white films
Famous Players-Lasky films
Films based on American novels
Films directed by Maurice Tourneur
Films set in London
Films set in England
Lost American films
1920s mystery drama films
1920s English-language films
1920s American films
Silent American drama films
Silent mystery drama films
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