''The Black Spot'' is a 1914 British
silent thriller film
Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...
directed by
George Loane Tucker
George Loane Tucker (June 12, 1872 – June 20, 1921) was an American actor, silent film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor.
Career
Tucker was born George S. Loane in Chicago to George Loane and stage actress Ethel Tucker. After ...
and starring
Jane Gail
Jane Gail (August 16, 1890 – January 30, 1963), born Ethel S. Magee in Salem, New York, was an early American silent movie and stage actress.
Biography
Gail is best remembered for her role in the silent film ''Traffic in Souls'' (1913), and ...
,
Charles Rock
Charles Rock (30 May 1866 – 12 July 1919) was a British actor. He was born Arthur Charles Rock de Fabeck.
Rock also wrote at least one play: ''The Ghost of Jerry Bundler'', adapted from W. W. Jacobs' story ''Jerry Bundler''. It was cast at the ...
, and
Gerald Ames
Gerald Ames (12 September 1880 – 2 July 1933) was a British actor, film director and Olympic fencer. Ames was born in Blackheath, London in 1880 and first took up acting in 1905. He was a popular leading man in the post-First World War cinema ...
.
[McFarlane & Slide p.1809]
Cast
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Jane Gail
Jane Gail (August 16, 1890 – January 30, 1963), born Ethel S. Magee in Salem, New York, was an early American silent movie and stage actress.
Biography
Gail is best remembered for her role in the silent film ''Traffic in Souls'' (1913), and ...
as Olga Scerloff
* Arthur Holmes-Gore as Duke Paul
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Charles Rock
Charles Rock (30 May 1866 – 12 July 1919) was a British actor. He was born Arthur Charles Rock de Fabeck.
Rock also wrote at least one play: ''The Ghost of Jerry Bundler'', adapted from W. W. Jacobs' story ''Jerry Bundler''. It was cast at the ...
as Professor Scerloff
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Gerald Ames
Gerald Ames (12 September 1880 – 2 July 1933) was a British actor, film director and Olympic fencer. Ames was born in Blackheath, London in 1880 and first took up acting in 1905. He was a popular leading man in the post-First World War cinema ...
as Serge Malkow
References
Bibliography
* Brian McFarlane & Anthony Slide. ''The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth Edition''. Oxford University Press, 2013.
External links
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1914 films
1910s thriller films
British silent feature films
British thriller films
Films directed by George Loane Tucker
British black-and-white films
1910s English-language films
1910s British films
Silent thriller films
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