''The Devil's Maze'' is a 1929 British

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Gareth Gundrey Gareth Gundrey (1893–1965) was a British producer, screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography Director * ''Just for a Song'' (1930) * '' Symphony in Two Flats'' (1930) * '' The Stronger Sex'' (1931) * ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' ...

and starring

Renee Clama Renee Clama (1908–1990) was a British actress of Italian parentage. She appeared, often in leading roles, in eleven British films of late 1920s and early 1930s including ''The Great Game'' (1930) and ''Never Trouble Trouble'' (1931) Many of he ...

Trilby Clark Trilby Clark (born Gwendolyn Gladys Blakely Clark; 30 August 1896 – 7 July 1983) was an Australian actress who appeared in British films beginning in the silent film era. She was a lead role, leading lady in British films during the 1920s and ...

and

Ian Fleming Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was a British writer who is best known for his postwar ''James Bond'' series of spy novels. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., a ...

. The film was made at the

Lime Grove Studios Lime Grove Studios was a film, and later television, studio complex in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England. The complex was built by the Gaumont Film Company in 1915. It was situated in Lime Grove, a residential street in Shepherd's Bush, and ...

and was released in both

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and silent versions.Low p.309 It was based on the play ''Some Fools'' by G.R. Malloch.

Cast

as Frances Mildmay *

as Barbara Carlton *

as Derek Riffington *

Hayford Hobbs Hayford Hobbs (25 August 1890 - 10 January 1957) was a leading British film actor of the silent era and later became a film director. He was born in London, England, in 1891. He made his first screen appearance in the 1915 film ''The Third Gener ...

as Hon. James Carlton *

Gerald Rawlinson Gerald Rawlinson (1904–1975) was a British actor. Selected filmography *''The Hellcat'' (1928) *''Life's a Stage'' (1928) *'' The Rising Generation'' (1928) *'' Young Woodley'' (1928) *'' The Silent House'' (1929) *''The Devil's Maze'' (192 ...

as Robin Masters *

Davy Burnaby George Davy Burnaby (7 April 1881 – 18 April 1949) was a British actor who appeared in more than thirty films between 1929 and 1948. He was born in Buckland, Hertfordshire and made his screen debut in the 1929 film ''The Devil's Maze''. He die ...

as Mr. Fry

References

Bibliography

* Cook, Pam (ed.). ''Gainsborough Pictures''. Cassell, 1997. * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985 .

External links

* 1929 films 1929 drama films British drama films Films directed by Gareth Gundrey British films based on plays Films shot at Lime Grove Studios British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films {{1920s-UK-film-stub