Released with a synchronised music disc in 1930, but essentially regarded as a silent film. Anthony Asquith last ‘silent’ film was considered a rival to Hitchcock’s ‘Blackmail’. Presents the unrequited love of a barber’s assistant for a manicurist and the results of his jealous rage when she becomes engaged to a customer, relayed in a long flash-back during his attempted escape from Dartmoor. Cast includes: Norah Baring, Uno Henning, Hans Schlettow and Judd Green. Photographed by Stanley Rodwell. Story by Herbert C. Price.
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ACMI Identifier
002444
Language
English
Subject categories
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Suspense
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Thrillers
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)