''The Green Terror'' is a 1919 British silent

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Aurelio Sidney,

Heather Thatcher Heather Thatcher (3 September 1896 – 15 January 1987) was an English actress in theatre and films. Dancer By 1922, Thatcher was a dancer. She was especially noted for her interpretation of an Egyptian harem dance. Her exotic clothes were desig ...

and W.T. Ellwanger. It is based on the 1919 novel ''

The Green Rust ''The Green Rust'' is a 1919 crime novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. An American detective battles an evil Doctor who plans to destroy the world's wheat supplies. Film adaptation The same year it was made into a silent film ''The Green ...

'' by

Edgar Wallace Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 – 10 February 1932) was a British writer. Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at the age of 12. He joined the army at age 21 and was a war correspondent during th ...

. An American detective battles an evil Doctor who plans to destroy the world's wheat supplies.

Cast

* Aurelio Sidney as Beale *

as Olive Crosswell * W.T. Ellwanger as Dr. Harden *

Cecil del Gue Cecil del Gue (also known as Cecil du Gué and Cecil du Gue) was a British actor of the silent era. In 1907, he lived in Streatham. Selected filmography * ''The Green Terror'' (1919) * ''Angel Esquire'' (1919) * ''The Fordington Twins'' (1920) * ...

as Punsunby *

Maud Yates Maud Yates was a British actress of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''Tommy Atkins'' (1915) * '' The Rogues of London'' (1915) * ''Jane Shore'' (1915) * '' Trapped by the London Sharks'' (1916) * '' What Every Woman Knows'' (1917) * '' The ...

as Hilda Glaum * Arthur Poole as Kitson

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918–1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. 1919 films 1919 crime films British crime films British silent feature films Films based on British novels Films based on works by Edgar Wallace Films directed by W. P. Kellino British black-and-white films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films {{1910s-crime-film-stub