The Ringer is a 1928 British silent crime film directed by Arthur Maude starring Leslie Faber, Annette Benson and Hayford Hobbs.[1] It was based on the 1925 Edgar Wallace novel The Gaunt Stranger. Scotland Yard hunt for a dangerous criminal who has returned to Britain after many years away. A talkie version of The Ringer followed in 1931.[2]
Cast
- Leslie Faber as Dr. Lamond
- Annette Benson as Cora Ann Milton
- Lawson Butt as Maurice Meister
- Nigel Barrie as Insp. Wembury
- Hayford Hobbs as Insp. Bliss
- John F. Hamilton as John Lenley
- Charles Emerald as Sam Hackett
- Esther Rhodes as Gwenda Milton
- Muriel Angelus as Mary Lenley
Background
The film is one of the six screen adaptations of Wallace's novel.[3]
See also
- The Ringer (1931)
- The Ringer (1932)
- The Gaunt Stranger (1938)
- The Ringer (1952)
- Der Hexer (1964)
References
- ^ "The Ringer". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.
- ^ "The Ringer". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
- ^ Kabatchnik, Amnon (2010). Blood on the Stage, 1925-1950: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery, and Detection : an Annotated Repertoire. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6963-9.
External links
- The Ringer at IMDb