''Blake of Scotland Yard'' is a 1927 American silent

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directed and co-written by

Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill (April 14, 1886 – March 18, 1966) was a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Career Bob Hill began his screen career in 1915 at Universal Pictures. In those early days, members of film crews were sometimes c ...

. It starred Hayden Stevenson, Grace Cunard and Monte Montague, plus an uncredited appearance by

Walter Brennan Walter Andrew Brennan (July 25, 1894 – September 21, 1974) was an American actor and singer. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in '' Come and Get It'' (1936), ''Kentucky'' (1938), and '' The Westerner ...

. It was followed by a sequel, 1929's '' The Ace of Scotland Yard''.

Cast

* Hayden Stevenson - Angus Blake *

Grace Cunard Grace Cunard (born Harriet Mildred Jeffries; April 8, 1893 – January 19, 1967) was an American actress, screenwriter and film director. During the silent era, she starred in over 100 films, wrote or co-wrote at least 44 of those production ...

- Queen of Diamonds * Gloria Grey - Lady Diane Blanton *

Herbert Prior Herbert Prior (2 July 1867 – 3 October 1954) was an English silent film actor. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1908 and 1934. He was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, and died in Los Angeles, California. Prior was married to actress ...

- Lord Blanton *

Monte Montague Monte Montague (April 23, 1891 – April 6, 1959) was the stage name for Walter H. Montague, an American film actor. He appeared in more than 190 films between 1920 and 1954. He was born in Somerset, Kentucky, and died in Burbank, Californi ...

- Jarvis *

Wilbur Mack Wilbur Mack (born George Frear Runyon, July 29, 1873 – March 13, 1964) was an American film actor and early vaudeville performer from the 1920s through the 1960s. His film acting career began during the silent film era. Biography Mack w ...

- Albert Drexel * Al Hart - The Spider (as Albert Hart) *

- Henchman (uncredited) * George Burton - Henchman (uncredited) * Jack Kennedy - Henchman (uncredited)

Chapter titles

# The Mystery Of The Blooming Gardenia # Death In The Laboratory # Cleared Mysteries # The Mystery Of The Silver Fox # Death In The River # The Criminal Shadow # Face To Face # The Fatal Trap # Parisian House Tops # Battle Royal # The Burning Fuse # The Roofs Of Limehouse # The Sting Of The Scorpion # The Scorpion Unmasked # The Trap Is Sprung

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* 1927 films 1920s action films American silent serial films American black-and-white films American action films Universal Pictures film serials Films directed by Robert F. Hill Lost American films Films set in London 1927 lost films Silent action films 1920s American films {{action-film-stub

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