''The Golden Web'' is a
lost
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History
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1926 American
silent mystery film
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directed by
Walter Lang
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Early life
Walter Lang was born in Tennessee. As a young man he went to New York City where he found clerical work at a film production company. The business piq ...
and starring
Lillian Rich
Lillian Rose Rich Woodland, more commonly known as Lillian Rich (1 January 1900 – 5 January 1954) was an English-born actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1919 and 1940.
Biography
Rich was born in Herne ...
,
Huntley Gordon
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Profile
Gordon was born in Montreal, Quebec, educated in both Canada and England. He had various jobs including w ...
and
. The cast also features
Boris Karloff
William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), better known by his stage name Boris Karloff (), was an English actor. His portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the horror film '' Frankenstein'' (1931) (his 82nd film) established ...
before he established himself as a
horror star. It is based on the 1910 novel ''
The Golden Web'' by the British writer
E. Phillips Oppenheim. A previous British
film adaptation of the novel was produced in 1920.
[Wlaschin p.96]
Cast
*
Lillian Rich
Lillian Rose Rich Woodland, more commonly known as Lillian Rich (1 January 1900 – 5 January 1954) was an English-born actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1919 and 1940.
Biography
Rich was born in Herne ...
as Ruth Rowan
*
Huntley Gordon
Huntley Ashworth Gordon (October 8, 1879 – December 7, 1956) was a Canadian actor who began his career in the Silent Film era.
Profile
Gordon was born in Montreal, Quebec, educated in both Canada and England. He had various jobs including w ...
as Roland Deane
*
Jay Hunt as John Rowan
*
as George Sisk
*
Boris Karloff
William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), better known by his stage name Boris Karloff (), was an English actor. His portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the horror film '' Frankenstein'' (1931) (his 82nd film) established ...
as Dave Sinclair
* Nora Hayden as Miss Philbury
*
Syd Crossley
Syd Crossley (18 November 1885 – 1 November 1960) was an English stage and film actor. Born in London in 1885, Crossley began his career as a music hall comedian. He appeared in more than 110 films, often cast as a butler, between 1925 an ...
as Butler
* Joe Moore as Office Boy
See also
*
List of lost films
*
Boris Karloff filmography
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References
Bibliography
* Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998.
* Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998.
* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.
*Wlaschin, Ken. ''Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography''. McFarland, 2009.
External links
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1926 films
1926 drama films
1926 mystery films
American mystery films
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American drama films
Films directed by Walter Lang
Gotham Pictures films
Lost American films
Films based on British novels
1920s American films
Silent American drama films
Silent mystery films
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