The Ringer (1928)
'Scotland Yard hunt for a dangerous criminal who has returned to Britain after many years away.' (BFI)
- Date of release
- 1928-08-29
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genres
- Crime
- Director
- Arthur Maude
Casting
- Leslie Faber — Doctor Lomond
- Annette Benson — Cora Ann Milton
- Lawson Butt — Maurice Meister
- Nigel Barrie — Inspector Wembury
- Hayford Hobbs — Inspector Bliss
- John Hamilton — John Lenley
- Muriel Angelus — Mary Lenley
- Charles Emerald — Sam Hackett
- Esther Rhodes — Gwenda Milton
Interesting facts
The Ringer is a 1928 British silent crime film directed by Arthur Maude starring Leslie Faber, Annette Benson and Hayford Hobbs. 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.
Background
The film is one of the six screen adaptations of Wallace's novel.
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