''The Grip of Iron'' is a 1920 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
Bert Haldane
Bert Haldane (1871–1937) was a British film director of the silent era.
Filmography
Filmography - based on IMDb - is complete.
1910
*'' Coals of Fire'' (1910)
*'' Tried and Found True'' (1910)
*'' Cast Thy Bread Upon the Waters'' ( ...
and starring
George Foley
George James Foley (28 November 1872 – 27 October 1945) was an Australian politician from Western Australia. He was the member for the Western Australian seat of Electoral district of Mount Leonora, Mount Leonora from 1911 until 1920, initial ...
,
Malvina Longfellow
Malvina Virginia Longfellow (March 30, 1889 – November 2, 1962) was an American stage and silent movie actress of the early 20th century.''Sunday Magazine, Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, January 23, 1916, Page 34.
Early life
Born in the city of ...
and
James Lindsay.
[Low p.377] It was based on a play of the same title by Arthur Shirley, which was in turn based on a novel by
Adolphe Belot
Louis Marc Adolphe Belot was a French playwright and novelist. He was born on 6 November 1829 in Pointe-à-Pitre, and died on 18 December 1890 in Paris.
Biography
Adolphe Belot was the son of an attorney employed by the Pointe-à-Pitre co ...
. A Parisian lawyer's clerk robs and strangles a series of victims in order to fund his daughter's extravagant lifestyle.
Cast
*
George Foley
George James Foley (28 November 1872 – 27 October 1945) was an Australian politician from Western Australia. He was the member for the Western Australian seat of Electoral district of Mount Leonora, Mount Leonora from 1911 until 1920, initial ...
as Jagon / Simonnet
*
Malvina Longfellow
Malvina Virginia Longfellow (March 30, 1889 – November 2, 1962) was an American stage and silent movie actress of the early 20th century.''Sunday Magazine, Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, January 23, 1916, Page 34.
Early life
Born in the city of ...
as Cora Jager
*
James Lindsay as Lorenz de Rifas
* Laurence Tessier as Paul Blanchard
* Ronald Power as Captain Guerin
* Ivy King as Marie Guerin
*
Warwick Buckland
Warwick Buckland (1863–1945) was a British stage actor. He later became a film actor and director. He directed the 1915 crime film '' After Dark''.Goble p.49 Buckland also worked as an art director, designing the sets for the epic ''Barnaby R ...
as Rolf De Belfort
* John Power as Coucou
*
Moore Marriott
George Thomas Moore Marriott (14 September 1885 – 11 December 1949) was an English character actor best remembered for the series of films he made with Will Hay. His first appearance with Hay was in the film '' Dandy Dick'' (1935), but he w ...
as Smiler
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
External links
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1920 films
1920 crime films
British silent feature films
British crime films
Films directed by Bert Haldane
Films set in Paris
British black-and-white films
1920s English-language films
1920s British films
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