The Devil's Maze (1929)
Another Big Gaumont-British All-Dialogue Winner!
While visiting her friend, Barbara Carlton, Frances Mildmay spends the day fox-hunting and ends up fogbound in the 'Devil's Maze' with Barbara's husband, James. When the pair lodge overnight at an inn, the innkeeper convinces James to seduce Frances. Unbeknownst to them, another family friend, Derek Riffington, is also staying at the inn and becomes aware of the liaison. But, by the time James discovers Frances is pregnant, Derek has gone missing in the Far East - leading James to suggest that, when the child is born, she should accuse Derek of having been the father.
- Date of release
- 1929-10-20
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Gareth Gundrey, Sewell Collins
Casting
- Renee Clama — Frances Mildmay
- Hayford Hobbs — James Carlton
- Trilby Clark — Barbara Carlton
- Ian Fleming — Derek Riffington
- Gerald Rawlinson — Robin Masters
- Spencer Trevor
- Davy Burnaby — Mr Fry
- Stanley Groome
- Esme Beringer
Interesting facts
The Devil's Maze is an all-talking 1929 sound British drama film directed by Gareth Gundrey and starring Renee Clama, Trilby Clark and Ian Fleming. The film was made at the Lime Grove Studios. A cut down edited silent version with intertitles was available for theatres who were not yet wired for sound. It was based on the play Mostly Fools by G.R. Malloch.
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