''The Other Person'' ( nl, Onder spiritistischen dwang) is a 1921
Dutch-British
silent mystery film directed by
Maurits Binger and B.E. Doxat-Pratt. It was a co-production between a Dutch film company and a British film company.
The film was based on a 1920 mystery novel called ''The Other Person'' which was written by
Fergus Hume, the prolific author of crime fiction, thrillers and mysteries. Lead actress Zoe Palmer went on to star in ''Sweeney Todd'' (1928).
Plot
The film is about a spiritualist whose darkest secret is revealed during a seance, a scene that critic Troy Howarth said was strikingly similar to a scene in Dario Argento's 1974 film ''
Deep Red
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'', in which a murderer is unmasked during a seance.
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Cast
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Zoe Palmer - Alice Dene
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Adelqui Migliar
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- Andrew Grain
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Arthur Pusey - Chris Larcher
* E. Story Gofton - Dr. Press
* Willem Hunsche - Amos Larcher
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Ivo Dawson - Squire Grain
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Nora Hayden - Dolly Banks
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Arthur Walcott
Arthur Walcott (1857–1934) was a British actor of the silent era.
Selected filmography
*''The Mystery of a Hansom Cab'' (1915)
* ''The White Star'' (1915)
* '' A Gamble for Love'' (1917)
* ''Drink'' (1917)
* ''The Woman Wins'' (1918)
* '' T ...
- Reverend Augustus Dene
* Annie Busquet - Mevr. Larcher
* Johan de Boer
* Frans Meermans
References
External links
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1921 films
Dutch silent feature films
Dutch black-and-white films
1921 mystery films
Films directed by Maurits Binger
Silent mystery films
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