The Black Spider (1920 film)

The Black Spider is a 1920 British silent mystery film directed by William Humphrey and starring Mary Clare, Bertram Burleigh, and Ronald Colman. It is an adaptation of the 1911 novel of the same title by Carlton Dawe. The film was partly shot on location in Monte Carlo.

Premise
A series of robberies have been committed against wealthy inhabitants of Monaco by a thief known as 'The Black Spider'. A young woman steals her aunt's jewels as a joke, pretending to be the Black Spider, but a detective is soon on her trail.

Cast
  Mary Clare as Angela Brentwood 
 Lydia Kyasht as Angela Carfour 
 Bertram Burleigh as Archie Lowndes 
 Sam Livesey as Reggie Cosway 
 Robert Corbins  as Archie Lowndes 
 Ronald Colman as Vicomte de Beaurais 
 Betty Hall as Irene Carfour 
 Hayden Coffin as Lord Carfour 
 Adeline Hayden Coffin as Lady Carfour 
 Dorothy Cecil as Marjorie West

Bibliography
 Low, Rachael. The History of British Film, Volume 4 1918-1929. Routledge, 1997.
 Smith, R. Dixon. Ronald Colman, gentleman of the cinema: a biography and filmography. McFarland, 1991.

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Category:1920 films
Category:British films
Category:British silent feature films
Category:English-language films
Category:Films directed by William J. Humphrey
Category:1920s mystery films
Category:British mystery films
Category:Films set in Monaco
Category:British black-and-white films