The Third Eye (film)
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The Third Eye is a 1929 British
crime film
directed by Maclean Rogers
and starring Dorothy Seacombe
, Ian Harding
and Hayford Hobbs
. As part of a plan to rob banks, a financier insists on installing new television technology in several branches.
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...
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 Maclean Rogers
Maclean Rogers
-Selected filmography:Director* The Third Eye * The Mayor's Nest * Up for the Derby * The Crime at Blossoms * Trouble * Summer Lightning * It's a Cop * Virginia's Husband...
and starring Dorothy Seacombe
Dorothy Seacombe
-Selected filmography:* The Third Eye * The Loves of Robert Burns * Lord Richard in the Pantry * The Yellow Mask * The Ware Case * Many Tanks Mr. Atkins -External links:...
, Ian Harding
Ian Harding
Ian M. Harding is an American actor.Harding was born in Heidelberg, Germany to a military family. His family moved to Virginia a few years later, where he joined the drama club at his high school, Georgetown Preparatory School. He was elected by his class to give the commencement address...
and Hayford Hobbs
Hayford Hobbs
Hayford Hobbs was a leading British film actor of the silent era and later became a film director. He was born in 1892. He made his first screen appearance in the 1915 film The Third Generation and appeared in his last film High Treason in 1929. The following year he directed his first film, a...
. As part of a plan to rob banks, a financier insists on installing new television technology in several branches.
Cast
- Dorothy SeacombeDorothy Seacombe-Selected filmography:* The Third Eye * The Loves of Robert Burns * Lord Richard in the Pantry * The Yellow Mask * The Ware Case * Many Tanks Mr. Atkins -External links:...
... Marion Carstairs - Ian HardingIan HardingIan M. Harding is an American actor.Harding was born in Heidelberg, Germany to a military family. His family moved to Virginia a few years later, where he joined the drama club at his high school, Georgetown Preparatory School. He was elected by his class to give the commencement address...
... Tom Kennedy - Hayford HobbsHayford HobbsHayford Hobbs was a leading British film actor of the silent era and later became a film director. He was born in 1892. He made his first screen appearance in the 1915 film The Third Generation and appeared in his last film High Treason in 1929. The following year he directed his first film, a...
... Henry Fenton - John F. Hamilton ... Jim Carstairs
- 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 - Jean Jay ... Flash Annie
- Beatrice Bell ... Mrs. Carstairs
- Syd Ellery ... Piggott
- Harry Worth ... Commissioner Cosgrove
- Patrick LudlowPatrick Ludlow-Selected filmography:* Watch Beverly * Chelsea Life * Evergreen * Love on the Spot * Gangway * Old Mother Riley, MP * The Farmer's Wife * Marriage of Convenience...
... Arthur Redfern - Eric Wilton ... Sir James Woodridge