''The Spanish Jade'' is a 1922 British
silent drama film
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directed by
John S. Robertson.
Alfred Hitchcock
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is credited as a
title designer.
The film is considered to be
lost
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History
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.
It was shot at
Islington Studios
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in
London
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by the British subsidiary of
Paramount Pictures
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. The story had previously been made into a 1915
film of the same title.
Cast
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David Powell as Gil Pérez
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Marc McDermott
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as Don Luis Ramónez de Alavia
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Charles de Rochefort
Charles d'Authier de Rochefort (7 July 1887 – 31 January 1952) was a French film actor, principally of the silent era. He appeared in 34 films between 1911 and 1932. He also directed seven films between 1930 and 1931.
Early life
De Roc ...
as Esteban
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Evelyn Brent
Evelyn Brent (born Mary Elizabeth Riggs; October 20, 1895 – June 4, 1975) was an American film and stage actress.
Early life
Brent was born in Tampa, Florida, and known as Betty. When she was age 10, her mother Eleanor (née. Warner) died, ...
as Mañuela
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Lionel d'Aragon
Lionel d'Aragon (5 July 1863 - 1941) was a British actor of the silent era. He was born in Paris, France and died in Camberwell, London.
Selected filmography
* '' Heroes of the Mine'' (1913)
* '' A Fair Impostor'' (1916)
* ''The Valley of Fear' ...
as Mañuela's Stepfather
*
Frank Stanmore as Tormillo, Don Luis' servant
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Roy Byford
Roy Byford (12 January 1873 – 31 January 1939) was a British actor.
Selected filmography
* '' The Little Damozel'' (1916)
* ''On the Banks of Allan Water'' (1916)
* '' The Happy Warrior'' (1917)
* '' The Twelve Pound Look'' (1920)
* '' The Do ...
as Esteban's Spy and Confident
*
Harry Ham
Harry Ham (25 May 1886 – 27 July 1943) was a Canadian actor from Napanee, Ontario. He died in 1943 in Beverly Hills, California.
Selected filmography
Actor
* ''Betty in Search of a Thrill'' (1915)
* ''Nearly a Lady'' (1915)
* '' 'Twas Ever ...
as Oswald Manvers
See also
*
Alfred Hitchcock filmography
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* ''
The Spanish Jade'' (1915)
*
List of lost films
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Reas ...
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
External links
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1922 films
1922 drama films
1922 lost films
British silent feature films
British black-and-white films
British drama films
British remakes of American films
Films directed by John S. Robertson
Films shot in Spain
Islington Studios films
Lost British films
Paramount Pictures films
Lost drama films
1920s British films
Silent drama films
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