''The Case of Lady Camber'' is a 1920 British silent

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directed by Walter West and starring

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, Stewart Rome and Gregory Scott. Lord Camber comes under suspicion of murdering his wife, an ex-

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. It was adapted from a 1915 play of the same title by Horace Annesley Vachell. It was made at

Walthamstow Studios Walthamstow Studios was a British film studio located in Walthamstow, London which operated between 1914 and 1930. Two earlier studios had previously existed in Walthamstow. It was the base of Broadwest films for a number of years, which also u ...

Cast

as Esther Yorke * Stewart Rome as Dr. Harley Napier * Gregory Scott as Lord Camber * Mercy Hatton as Lady Camber *

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as Sir Bedford Slufter *

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as Peach

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* 1920 films British silent feature films British mystery films Films directed by Walter West British films based on plays Films set in England Films set in London Films shot at Walthamstow Studios British black-and-white films 1920 mystery films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent mystery films {{mystery-film-stub