The Trunk Mystery (1926 film)
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Directed by | Frank Hall Crane |
Written by | Frederick Chapin |
Starring | Charles Hutchison Alice Calhoun Otto Lederer |
Cinematography | Leon Shamroy |
Production company | Pathé Exchange |
Distributed by | Pathe Exchange Woolf and Freedman (UK) |
Release dates | December 20, 1926 (UK) June 12, 1927 |
Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Trunk Mystery is a 1926 American silent mystery film directed by Frank Hall Crane and starring Charles Hutchison, Alice Calhoun and Otto Lederer.[1] It premiered in Britain in late 1926 before being released in America the following year.
Synopsis[]
A former secret agent acquired a trunk at a police auction, and the same night his house is robbed. It becomes apparent that some criminals stashed their loot in the trunk a few years before.
Cast[]
- Charles Hutchison as Jim Manning
- Alice Calhoun as Marion Hampton
- Richard Neill as Joe Fawcett
- Ben Walker as Turner
- Ford Sterling as Jeff
- Otto Lederer as Stevanov
- as John Hampton
References[]
- ^ Wlaschin p.227
Bibliography[]
- Wlaschin, Ken. Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography. McFarland, 2009.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1926 films
- 1926 mystery films
- English-language films
- American films
- American silent feature films
- American mystery films
- American black-and-white films
- Pathé Exchange films
- Films directed by Frank Hall Crane
- Mystery film stubs