''Red Aces'' is a 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 ...

of 1929 directed by Edgar Wallace and starring Janice Adair,

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and Nigel Bruce. It was adapted by Wallace from one of his own novels, ''Red Aces'' (1929), featuring the character of J.G. Reeder. It was shot at Beaconsfield Studios where Wallace had established a company British Lion Films to film versions of his works.Mayer p.389

Cast

* Janice Adair as Margot Lynn *

as Ena Burslem * Geoffrey Gwyther as Kenneth McKay * James Raglan as Rufus Machfield * Nigel Bruce as Kinsfeather, T.B. * George Bellamy as Reeder - J.G. * W. Cronin Wilson as Walter Wentworth * Douglas Payne as Insp. Gaylor * Carol Reed as Minor role

References

Bibliography

* Mayer, Geoff. ''Historical Dictionary of Crime Films''. Scarecrow Press, 2012. *Ken Wlaschin, ''Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography'' (2009)
p. 189

External links

* 1930 films British crime films British silent feature films 1930 crime films Films based on works by Edgar Wallace Films shot at Beaconsfield Studios British Lion Films films British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films English-language crime films {{1930s-UK-film-stub