Blake of Scotland Yard

Aug 14, 1927

4h 0m

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Overview

12 part silent serial- 1. The Castle of Fear 2. The Spider's Web 3. The Vanishing Heiress 4. The Room Without a Door 5. Shots in the Dark 6. Ambushed 7. The Secret of the Coin 8. Into the Web 9. The Baited Trap 10. The Lady in White 11. The Closing Web 12. The Final Reckoning. A prequel to The Ace of Scotland Yard.

Genres

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Angus Blake

Hayden Stevenson

Queen of Diamonds

Grace Cunard

Lady Diane Blanton

Gloria Grey

Lord Blanton

Herbert Prior

Jarvis

Monte Montague

Albert Drexel

Wilbur Mack

The Spider (as Albert Hart)

Al Hart

Henchman (uncredited)

Walter Brennan

Henchman (uncredited)

George Burton

Dr. Mabuse and his organization of criminals are in the process of completing their latest scheme, a theft of information that will allow Mabuse to make huge profits on the stock exchange. Afterwards, Mabuse disguises himself and attends the Folies Bergères show, where Cara Carozza, the main attraction of the show, passes him information on Mabuse's next intended victim, the young millionaire Edgar Hull. Mabuse then uses psychic manipulation to lure Hull into a card game where he loses heavily. When Police Commissioner von Wenk begins an investigation of this mysterious crime spree, he has little to go on, and he needs to find someone who can help him.

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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

Feb 14, 1927

London. A mysterious serial killer brutally murders young blond women by stalking them in the night fog. One foggy, sinister night, a young man who claims his name is Jonathan Drew arrives at the guest house run by the Bunting family and rents a room.

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Beauty and the Rogue

Jan 29, 1918

Humanitarian Roberta induces her father to hire former convict, Bill, as his gardener. When she leaves on vacation, Bill steals her jewelry and eventually sells a brooch to her boyfriend, Richard, who unknowingly gives it to her as a present.

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The Dream Woman

Mar 1, 1914

In this story the hero is haunted by a beautiful young woman who tries to stab him to death with a knife. This fantasy recurs on each of his birthdays, becoming more and more real as the years go on. He leaves home to secure a place as groom, but arrives at his destination too late. Forced to retrace his steps, he seeks shelter in a little inn, forgetting that the hour of his birth is approaching. In the middle of the night he awakens, terrified with fright… Based on Wilkie Collins' novel “The Dream Woman”.

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The Way of the Strong

Jun 18, 1928

A gangster falls for a blind violinist, only for his mobster rivals to kidnap her.

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Women and Diamonds

Jun 1, 1924

In Africa a typist is framed for killing a diamond smuggler who betrayed her father.

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Greed

Dec 4, 1924

A lottery win of $5,000 forever changes the lives of a miner turned dentist and his wife.

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Eugene Aram

Feb 28, 1924

A blackmailed ex-thief is executed for a murder he didn't commit.

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The Forged Bride

Mar 8, 1920

Professional forger Bill Butters realizes one day that the police are closing in on him, and convinces his daughter Peggy to flee.

7.9

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Feb 27, 1920

Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.

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The Girl in the Rain

Jul 17, 1920

A man and two women, suspected of stealing bonds, are traced to a country hotel. While Judith, one of the women, is out horseback riding, the other two, Walter and Vera, are arrested. When, during a storm, Judith is injured in a fall from her horse, Boone Pendleton comes to her rescue. Soon the river becomes impassable, and they are trapped in Boone's cabin, where the two fall in love.

8.1

Sherlock Jr.

Apr 17, 1924

A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.

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The Shuttle of Life

Nov 1, 1920

An actress poses as an heiress who died, and dies fighting blackmailing detectives in a burning house.

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Pandora's Box

Jan 30, 1929

Lulu is a young woman so beautiful and alluring that few can resist her siren charms. The men drawn into her web include respectable newspaper publisher Dr. Ludwig Schön, his musical producer son Alwa, circus performer Rodrigo Quast, and seedy old Schigolch. When Lulu's charms inevitably lead to tragedy, the downward spiral encompasses them all.