By Ken Wlaschin
The silent-film period was once recognized partly for its cliffhanger serials and air of suspense that stored audiences returning to theaters week after week. Icons equivalent to Douglas Fairbanks, Laurel and Hardy, Lon Chaney and Harry Houdini have been between those that graced the darkish and shadowy reveal. This encyclopedic advisor to silent motion pictures with secret and detective content material lists over 1,500 titles in a single of entertainment's preferred and enduring genres. whereas many of the tested motion pictures are from North the US, secret motion pictures from around the globe are integrated.
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Channing Pollock and Rennold Wolf wrote the screenplay and James Durkin directed. By Whose Hand? 1927 American film (Columbia/6 reels) based on a story by Marion Orth who wrote the screenplay. A detective is sent undercover to trap a jewel thief and entertainer Peg Hewlett (Eugenia Gilbert) is the prime suspect. Among those attending a party at which jewels are stolen are smart set members Van Suydam Smith (Ricardo Cortez), “Society Charlie” Mortimer (William Scott) and Mr. Sidney (J. Thornton Baston).
A blind man can still detect as this film shows. A government official is attacked and robbed and an innocent passerby is accused of the crime. An old blind man, who overheard the real thieves dividing up the loot, identifies them by their voices. The Blind Goddess Constance Collier is blackmailed Lady Dedlock in Bleak House (1920). Bleak House 1922 British film (Master Films/3 reels) made for the Tense Moments from Great Plays series. Inspector Bucket was played by Harry J. Worth with Sybil Thorndike as Lady Dedlock, Betty Doyle as Esther and Stacey Gaunt as Sir Leicester Dedlock.
The Breaking Point 1924 American film (Paramount/7 reels) based on the 1922 novel The Breaking Point by Mary Roberts Rinehart. Judson Clark (Matt Moore) believes he has killed the husband of the woman (Nita Naldi) he loves and flees into a blizzard. He survives but loses his memory and is believed dead until an actress recognizes 1917 American film (Mutual/5 reels). A woman stabs Nathan Standish (Henry A. Barrows) and Nathan’s sister Sylvia (Gail Kane) hides the knife. Bobbins the butler (Robert Klein) is arrested but Sylvia says nothing.
