The Face at the Window (1920 film)
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The Face at the Window is a 1920 British
silent
crime film
directed by Wilfred Noy
and starring C. Aubrey Smith, Gladys Jennings
and Jack Hobbs
. It is based on a play by Brooke Warren. A British criminologist helps the French police to solve a murder in Paris
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
crime film
Crime film
Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...
directed by Wilfred Noy
Wilfred Noy
Wilfred Noy was an English film director, actor, screenwriter and producer of the silent era. He directed 89 films between 1910 and 1936...
and starring C. Aubrey Smith, Gladys Jennings
Gladys Jennings
-Selected filmography:* The Lady Clare * The Face at the Window * The Shuttle of Life * Lamp in the Desert * Henry, King of Navarre * The Happy Ending -External links:...
and Jack Hobbs
Jack Hobbs
Sir John Berry "Jack" Hobbs was an English professional cricketer who played for Surrey from 1905 to 1934 and for England in 61 Test matches from 1908 to 1930....
. It is based on a play by Brooke Warren. A British criminologist helps the French police to solve a murder in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
Cast
- C. Aubrey Smith - Bentinck
- Gladys JenningsGladys Jennings-Selected filmography:* The Lady Clare * The Face at the Window * The Shuttle of Life * Lamp in the Desert * Henry, King of Navarre * The Happy Ending -External links:...
- Marie de Brisson - Jack HobbsJack HobbsSir John Berry "Jack" Hobbs was an English professional cricketer who played for Surrey from 1905 to 1934 and for England in 61 Test matches from 1908 to 1930....
- Lucien Cartwright - Charles QuatermaineCharles Quatermaine-Selected filmography:* The Lady Clare * Westward Ho! * The Face at the Window * A Man of Mayfair * Drake of England -External links:...
- Lucien deGradoff - Ben FieldBen Field-Selected filmography:* Venetian Lovers * A South Sea Bubble * Caste * Sally in Our Alley * Jack's the Boy * Loyalties * Mrs. Dane's Defence * Say It with Flowers...
- Peter Pottlebury - Simeon StuartSimeon Stuart-Cast:* The Lady Clare * The Face at the Window * A Gipsy Cavlier * Paddy the Next Best Thing * The Temptation of Carlton Earle * Réveille * Women and Diamonds * Livingstone...
- Henri de Brisson - Kathleen VaughanKathleen Vaughan-Selected filmography:* Handy Andy * Corinthian Jack * Belphegor the Mountebank * The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick * The Crimson Circle * The Last Hour...
- Babbette - Kinsey Peile - Doctor le blanc