''Power Over Men'' is a 1929 British
silent mystery film
A mystery film is a genre of film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur Detective, sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means ...
directed by
George Banfield and starring
Isabel Jeans
Isabel Jeans (16 September 1891 – 4 September 1985) was an English stage and film actress known for her roles in several Alfred Hitchcock films and her portrayal of Aunt Alicia in the 1958 musical film '' Gigi''.
Early life and career
Bo ...
,
Jameson Thomas
Jameson Thomas (born Thomas Roland Jameson; 24 March 1888 – 10 January 1939) was an English film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1923 and 1939.
He was born in St George Hanover Square, London. On the stage from his early ...
and
Wyndham Standing
Charles Wyndham Standing''Silent Film Necrology'', 2nd Edition by Eugene Michael Vazzana, c. 2001 page 497 (23 August 1880 – 1 February 1963) was an English film actor.
Early years
Standing was born in London, England and died in Los ...
. It was made at
Walthamstow Studios in
London
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.
Cast
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Isabel Jeans
Isabel Jeans (16 September 1891 – 4 September 1985) was an English stage and film actress known for her roles in several Alfred Hitchcock films and her portrayal of Aunt Alicia in the 1958 musical film '' Gigi''.
Early life and career
Bo ...
as Marion Delacour
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Jameson Thomas
Jameson Thomas (born Thomas Roland Jameson; 24 March 1888 – 10 January 1939) was an English film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1923 and 1939.
He was born in St George Hanover Square, London. On the stage from his early ...
as Philippe Garnier
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Wyndham Standing
Charles Wyndham Standing''Silent Film Necrology'', 2nd Edition by Eugene Michael Vazzana, c. 2001 page 497 (23 August 1880 – 1 February 1963) was an English film actor.
Early years
Standing was born in London, England and died in Los ...
as Émile Delacour
*
Gibb McLaughlin
George McLoughlin (19 July 1879 – 30 June 1961), known professionally as Gibb McLaughlin, was an English film and stage actor.
Early days
McLaughlin was born in Sunderland, County Durham, England in 1879. For about 10 years he was a sale ...
as Alexandre Billot
*
Jerrold Robertshaw
Jerrold Robertshaw (28 March 1866, in Allerton, West Riding of Yorkshire – 14 February 1941, in London) was a British stage and film actor of the silent era.
Selected filmography
* ''Dombey and Son'' (1917)
* '' Build Thy House'' (1920)
* ...
as Fournier
*
James Knight as Cesa
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Franklyn Bellamy as Bottomley
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Gabrielle Morton as Maid
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachel. ''The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929''. Routledge, 1997.
* Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
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1929 films
British mystery films
British silent feature films
1929 mystery films
Films directed by George Banfield
Films shot at Walthamstow Studios
British black-and-white films
1920s English-language films
1920s British films
Silent mystery films
English-language mystery films
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