''The Valley of Ghosts'' is a 1928 British silent

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directed by

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and starring

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, Ian Hunter and

Leo Sheffield Leo Sheffield (15 November 1873 – 3 September 1951), born Arthur Leo Wilson, was an English singer and actor best known for his performances in baritone roles of the Savoy Operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. He made his first stage ap ...

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/ref> It was an adaptation of the 1922 novel '' The Valley of Ghosts'' by

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. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios. It is currently a

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Cast

- Stella Nelson * Ian Hunter - Andrew McLeod *

- Kenneth Nelson *

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- Derricus Merrivan *

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- Arthur Wilmot * George Bellamy -Sleepwalker

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985 .

External links

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