''Arsene Lupin'' is a 1916 British
silent crime film
Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...
directed by
George Loane Tucker
George Loane Tucker (June 12, 1872 – June 20, 1921) was an Americans, American actor, silent film director, screenwriter, Film producer, producer, and Film editor, editor.
Career
Tucker was born George S. Loane in Chicago to George Loane ...
and starring
Gerald Ames
Gerald Ames (12 September 1880 – 2 July 1933) was a British actor, film director and Olympic fencer. Ames was born in Blackheath, London in 1880 and first took up acting in 1905. He was a popular leading man in the post-First World War cinema ...
,
Manora Thew
Manora Alice Thew (12 April 1891 – 12 April 1987) was an English actress.
She was born in Negapatam, Madras Presidency, British India, the daughter of Alice Maude ''née'' Turner (1865–1925) and Cuthbert Harrison Thew (1859–1928). In 1911 ...
and
Kenelm Foss
Kenelm Foss (13 December 1885 – 28 November 1963) was a British actor, theatre director, author, screenwriter and film director.
Early life and education
He was born in Croydon, Surrey and studied art at the Wellesley School of Art and in Pa ...
. It features the popular French master criminal
Arsene Lupin, and is the first instance of the character in English-language media.
Plot
Cast
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Gerald Ames
Gerald Ames (12 September 1880 – 2 July 1933) was a British actor, film director and Olympic fencer. Ames was born in Blackheath, London in 1880 and first took up acting in 1905. He was a popular leading man in the post-First World War cinema ...
as Arsene Lupin
*
Manora Thew
Manora Alice Thew (12 April 1891 – 12 April 1987) was an English actress.
She was born in Negapatam, Madras Presidency, British India, the daughter of Alice Maude ''née'' Turner (1865–1925) and Cuthbert Harrison Thew (1859–1928). In 1911 ...
as Savia
*
Kenelm Foss
Kenelm Foss (13 December 1885 – 28 November 1963) was a British actor, theatre director, author, screenwriter and film director.
Early life and education
He was born in Croydon, Surrey and studied art at the Wellesley School of Art and in Pa ...
as Inspector Guerchard
*
Douglas Munro as Gournay-Martin
* Marga Rubia Levy
*
Philip Hewland
Philip Hewland (12 December 1876, Gravesend, Kent, England – 1953, Ealing, London) was a British actor. He had one son, Ivor, and a granddaughter, Domini.
Selected filmography
* '' The Christian'' (1915)
* '' His Daughter's Dilemma'' (1916)
* ...
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. ''The History of British Film, Volume III: 1914-1918''. Routledge, 1997.
External links
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1916 films
1916 crime films
British crime films
British silent feature films
1910s English-language films
Films directed by George Loane Tucker
Films set in France
British black-and-white films
British films based on plays
Films based on adaptations
Films based on works by Francis de Croisset
Arsène Lupin films
1910s British films
Silent British adventure films
English-language crime films
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