''The Streets of London'' is a 1929 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

Norman Lee Norman Lee (10 October 1898 – 2 June 1964) was a British screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography * '' The Lure of the Atlantic'' (1929) * '' The Streets of London'' (1929) * '' Night Patrol'' (1930, documentary) * '' Doctor J ...

and starring David Dunbar, Wera Engels and Jack Rutherford. It was adapted from

Dion Boucicault Dionysius Lardner "Dion" Boucicault (né Boursiquot; 26 December 1820 – 18 September 1890) was an Irish actor and playwright famed for his melodramas. By the later part of the 19th century, Boucicault had become known on both sides of the ...

's play of the same title and was made at Isleworth Studios.Wood p.66

Plot

A man embezzles the fortune of a dead captain's daughter.

Cast

* David Dunbar as Gideon Bloodgood * Wera Engels as Alida * Jack Rutherford as Mark Livingstone * Charles Lincoln as Inspector Benson * Beatrice Duffy as Lucy *

Janice Adair Janice Adair (25 May 1905 – 11 November 1996) was a British film actress of the early sound era. She was married to the film editor Alfred Roome. Biography Janice Adair was born Beatrice Mary Duffy in Morpeth, Northumberland in 1905 to Thom ...

as Girl

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

* 1929 films British crime films Films directed by Norman Lee 1929 crime films British silent feature films Films set in London Films shot at Isleworth Studios British black-and-white films 1920s British films {{1920s-crime-film-stub