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6.0/10   87 votes
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Director:
Lionel Barrymore
Writers:
Ben Hecht (story)
Dorothy Farnum (adaptation)
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Release Date:
14 September 1929 (USA) more
Genre:
Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
All Talking Thrilling Mystery Marvel more
Plot:
On a dark foggy London night, someone tries to strangle Lord Montague, but he escapes. Only to discover... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Creaky Fun more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Ernest Torrence ... Dr. Richard Ballou
Roland Young ... Lord 'Monte' Montague
Dorothy Sebastian ... Lady Efra Cavender
Natalie Moorhead ... Lady Violet 'Vi' Montague
Sydney Jarvis ... Jordan, the butler
Polly Moran ... Polly, the maid
George Cooper ... Fry the Orderly
Sojin ... Lee Han, the mystic
Claude Fleming ... Sir James Rumsey
Clarence Geldart ... Inspector Lewis (as Clarence Geldert)
John Miljan ... Major Arthur Mallory
Richard Tucker ... Colonel Davidson
John Loder ... Captain Dorchester
Philip Strange ... Lieutenant Williams
John Roche ... Lieutenant Savor
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Green Ghost
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Runtime:
94 min | USA:93 min (Turner library print)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric System)
Certification:
USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Lord 'Monte' Montague: There may be some fellows around who don't think I'm an ornament to society, but then I've had that same idea about myself at times. more
Movie Connections:
Alternate language version of Le spectre vert (1930) more
Soundtrack:
There's a Long, Long Trail more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Creaky Fun, 28 October 2001
8/10
Author: telegonus from brighton, ma

This very early talkie mystery-thriller was directed by Lionel Barrymore, and is quite well acted and written if one has a taste for old-fashioned melodrama and barnstorming ham. A fascinating period piece, which, if one likes the period, is priceless.

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