The Loudwater Mystery (film)
Encyclopedia
The Loudwater Mystery is a 1921 British
silent
crime film
directed by Walter West
and starring Gregory Scott
, Pauline Peters
and Clive Brook. It was based on the 1920 novel The Loudwater Mystery
by Edgar Jepson
. A detective invesigating the death of an aristocrat eventually deduces he was murdered by his secretary.
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 Walter West
Walter West (director)
Walter West was a British film director. He was a partner in the film production company Broadwest Films.-Broadwest:...
and starring Gregory Scott
Gregory Scott
-Selected filmography:* Enoch Arden * The Harbour Lights * Lawyer Quince * The Answer * The Ware Case * Not Negotiable * A Great Coup * Trent's Last Case...
, Pauline Peters
Pauline Peters
-Selected filmography:* Trent's Last Case * The Loudwater Mystery * The Mayor of Casterbridge * The Lilac Sunbonnet * Deadlock...
and Clive Brook. It was based on the 1920 novel The Loudwater Mystery
The Loudwater Mystery (novel)
The Loudwater Mystery is crime novel by the British writer Edgar Jepson which was first published in 1920. Police are called in to investigate the suspicous death of Lord Loudwater and eventually deduce he was murdered by his private secretary.-Adaptation:...
by Edgar Jepson
Edgar Jepson
Edgar Alfred Jepson was an English writer, principally of mainstream adventure and detective fiction, but also of some supernatural and fantasy stories that are better remembered. He used a pseudonym R...
. A detective invesigating the death of an aristocrat eventually deduces he was murdered by his secretary.
Cast
- Gregory ScottGregory Scott-Selected filmography:* Enoch Arden * The Harbour Lights * Lawyer Quince * The Answer * The Ware Case * Not Negotiable * A Great Coup * Trent's Last Case...
- Hubert Manley - Pauline PetersPauline Peters-Selected filmography:* Trent's Last Case * The Loudwater Mystery * The Mayor of Casterbridge * The Lilac Sunbonnet * Deadlock...
- Lady Loudwater - Clive Brook - Lord Loudwater
- Cameron CarrCameron Carr-Selected filmography:* The Woman Wins * A Great Coup * Trent's Last Case * The Loudwater Mystery * The Uninvited Guest * The Notorious Mrs. Carrick * The House of Marney...
- Inspector Flexen - Charles Tilson-ChowneCharles Tilson-Chowne-Selected filmography:*The Four Just Men *A Dear Fool *The Loudwater Mystery *In Full Cry *Sinister Street...
- Colonel Grey - Arthur WalcottArthur Walcott-Selected filmography:* The Woman Wins * Not Negotiable * Unmarried * The Other Person * The Loudwater Mystery * The Uninvited Guest * The Lady Owner * Shadow of Egypt...
- Carrington - Nan Heriot - Miss Truslove
- Charles Poulton - Roper