''The Golden Web'' is a 1920 British
silent mystery film
A mystery film is a genre of film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means of clues, i ...
directed by
Geoffrey Malins
Arthur "Geoffrey" Herbert Malins (18 November 1886 – 1940) was a British film director most famous for camera and editing work on the 1916 war film '' The Battle of the Somme'', which combined documentary and propaganda, and reached an audienc ...
and starring
Milton Rosmer
Milton Rosmer (4 November 1881 – 7 December 1971) was a British actor, film director and screenwriter. He made his screen debut in '' The Mystery of a Hansom Cab'' (1915) and continued to act in theatre, film and television until 1956. I ...
and
Ena Beaumont. It is based on the 1910 novel ''
The Golden Web'' by the British writer
E. Phillips Oppenheim, later adapted into a 1926 American
film of the same title.
[Goble p.352]
Cast
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Milton Rosmer
Milton Rosmer (4 November 1881 – 7 December 1971) was a British actor, film director and screenwriter. He made his screen debut in '' The Mystery of a Hansom Cab'' (1915) and continued to act in theatre, film and television until 1956. I ...
as Sterling Deans
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Ena Beaumont as Winifred Rowan
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Victor Robson as Sinclair
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Nina Munro as Rosalie
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
* Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
*Wlaschin, Ken. ''Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography''. McFarland, 2009.
External links
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1920 films
British drama films
British silent feature films
Films directed by Geoffrey Malins
1920 drama films
Films set in London
Films based on British novels
1920s English-language films
1920s British films
Silent drama films
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