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The Cobweb (1917 film)

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Genre
  
Crime, Drama

Cinematography
  
Geoffrey Faithfull

Director
  
Cecil Hepworth

Duration
  

Production companies
  
Walton Studios

Country
  
United Kingdom

The Cobweb (1917 film) SelfStyled Siren The Cobweb 1955

Language
  
Silent English intertitles

Writer
  
Naunton Davies
,
Leon M. Lion

Release date
  
January 1917

Genres
  
Thriller, Silent film, Drama film, Crime film

Cast
  
Henry Edwards
,
Alma Taylor
(Irma Brian),
Lionelle Howard
(Poacher),
Stewart Rome
(Merton Forsdyke),
Violet Hopson
(Dolorosa)

The Cobweb is a 1917 British silent thriller film directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Henry Edwards, Alma Taylor and Stewart Rome. A millionaire mistakenly believes that he has murdered his Mexican wife. It is based on the play The Cobweb by Naunton Davies and Leon M. Lion.

Cast

  • Henry Edwards as Stephen Mallard
  • Alma Taylor as Irma Brian
  • Stewart Rome as Merton Forsdyke
  • Violet Hopson as Dolorosa
  • Marguerite Blanche as Miss Debb
  • Lionelle Howard as Poacher
  • John MacAndrews as Inspector Beall
  • Charles Vane as Sir George Gillingham
  • Molly Hamley-Clifford as Mrs. Brian

    • References

    The Cobweb (1917 film) Wikipedia
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    The Cobweb (1917 film) IMDb