''Shadows of Suspicion'' is a 1919 American silent

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directed by

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and starring

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, Naomi Childers, and

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. It is based on the 1915 novel ''The Yellow Dove'' by George Fort Gibbs, which was later remade as the 1926 film '' The Great Deception''. Lockwood died in the

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while filming was ongoing, and a

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was required to complete the film.

Synopsis

After refusing to join the army on the outbreak of

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, Cyril Hammersley is suspected of being a coward or worse a German spy. In fact he is working for the British secret service to tackle a German spy ring and thwart a plan to blow up London.

Cast

as Cyril Hammersley * Naomi Childers as Doris Mathers *

as Lady Betty Heathcote *

Kenneth Keating Kenneth Barnard Keating (May 18, 1900 – May 5, 1975) was an American politician, diplomat, and judge who served as a United States Senator representing New York from 1959 until 1965. A member of the Republican Party, he also served in th ...

as Geoffrey Mathers * William Bailey as Captain Walter Byfield *

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as Sir John Rizzio * Leslie T. Peacocke as Chief of Scotland Yard

Preservation

With no prints of ''Shadows of Suspicion'' located in any film archives, it is considered a

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.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Shadows of Suspicion''
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References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1919 films 1919 lost films 1910s thriller films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American thriller films American black-and-white films Films directed by Edwin Carewe Metro Pictures films American World War I films Films set in London Films set in England 1910s American films English-language thriller films {{Silent-thriller-film-stub