''The Terrible People'' is a 1928 American
adventure
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silent
film serial
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directed by
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Spencer Gordon Bennet (January 5, 1893 – October 8, 1987) was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director.
Biography
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Benne ...
, based on the 1926
novel of the same name 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 ...
. It was released as a 10-chapter serial. The film is now considered to be
lost
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History
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.
Most of the books of
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 ...
have been adapted into films many times over the years in both England in the 1930s, and in Germany in the 1960s in a series known as the ''crimis''. ''The Terrible People'' was remade as a German ''crimi'' film
under the same title in 1960.
Plot
An heiress is threatened by the gang of a criminal who seems to have returned from the dead.
Clay Shelton was executed for his crimes, but it seems he has returned to life to exact revenge on the people responsible for his death.
Cast
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Allene Ray
Allene Ray (born Allene Ray Burch; January 2, 1901 – May 5, 1979) was an American film actress.
Early years
Born in Devine, Texas, Ray grew up on her father's ranch with her four sisters and two brothers. She was learning to ride by age 3, and ...
as Nora Sanders
*
Walter Miller as Arnold Long
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Larry Steers
Lawrence Wells Steers (February 14, 1888 – February 15, 1951) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 550 films between 1917 and 1951. He was born in Indiana, and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.
Partial filmography
* ' ...
as Jack Crayley
* Al Craven as Joshua Monkford (as Allen Craven)
*
Alyce McCormick
Alyce McCormick (1899 – January 5, 1932) was an American actress and a leader in the Volunteers of America (VOA).
Early years
McCormick was born in Chicago in 1899 and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. McCormick. The family moved to Oma ...
as Alice Cravel
* Wilfrid North as Godley Long
*
Frederick Vroom
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as Clayton Shelton (as Fred Vroom)
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Thomas Holding
Thomas J. Holding (25 January 1880 – 4 May 1929) was a British-born stage and film actor.
Biography
Born in England in 1880, Holding possibly had an extensive stage career in his native Britain before arriving in the United States. He was po ...
as Sonny Cravel
* Gilbert Clayton as Krill
*
Billy Bletcher
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as Proody (as William Bletcher)
See also
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List of film serials
A list of film serials by year of release.
1910s
1920s
1930s
Films still exist from this point on unless noted otherwise:
1940s
1950s
See also
* Serial (film)
* List of film serials by studio
References
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List of film serials by studio
This is a list of film serials by studio, separated into those released by each of the five major studios, and the remaining minor studios.
The five major studios produced the greater number of serials. Of these the main studios are consider ...
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Films based on works by Edgar Wallace
Edgar Wallace (1875–1932) was a British novelist and playwright and screenwriter whose works have been adapted for the screen on many occasions.
British adaptations
His works were adapted for the silent screen as early as 1916, and continued ...
References
External links
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1928 films
1928 lost films
1928 adventure films
American adventure films
American silent serial films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Lost American films
Pathé Exchange film serials
Lost adventure films
1920s American films
Silent adventure films