The Grip of Iron
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| The Grip of Iron | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Bert Haldane |
| Written by | Adolphe Belot (novel) Arthur Shirley (play) |
| Produced by | G.B. Samuelson |
| Starring | George Foley Malvina Longfellow James Lindsay |
Production company | Famous Pictures |
| Distributed by | GFD |
Release date |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Grip of Iron is a 1920 British silent crime film directed by Bert Haldane and starring George Foley, Malvina Longfellow and James Lindsay.[1] It was based on a play of the same title by Arthur Shirley, which was in turn based on a novel by Adolphe Belot. A Parisian lawyer's clerk robs and strangles a series of victims in order to fund his daughter's extravagant lifestyle.
Cast[]
- George Foley as Jagon / Simonnet
- Malvina Longfellow 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 as Rolf De Belfort
- John Power as Coucou
- Moore Marriott as Smiler
References[]
- ^ Low p.377
Bibliography[]
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
External links[]
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Categories:
- 1920 films
- 1920 crime films
- British films
- British silent feature films
- British crime films
- English-language films
- Films directed by Bert Haldane
- Films set in Paris
- 1920s British film stubs
- British black-and-white films