The Beetle (film)
| The Beetle | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alexander Butler |
| Produced by | Jack W. Smith |
| Written by |
Richard Marsh (novel) Helen Blizzard |
| Starring |
Maudie Dunham Hebden Foster Fred Morgan Leal Douglas |
Production company |
Barker Films |
| Distributed by | Urban Trading Company |
Release dates |
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Running time | 5 reels[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language |
Silent English intertitles |
The Beetle is a 1919 British silent horror film directed by Alexander Butler and starring Maudie Dunham, Hebden Foster and Fred Morgan. It was based on the 1897 novel The Beetle by Richard Marsh.
Plot
An Ancient Egyptian princess transforms herself into a beetle in order to seek revenge on a British Member of Parliament.[2]
Cast
- Maudie Dunham as Dora Greyling
- Hebden Foster as Paul Lessingham
- Fred Morgan as Neces
- Frank Reade as Sidney Atherton
- Leal Douglas as High Priestess
- Rolf Leslie as Holt
- Nancy Kenyon as Marjorie Lindon
References
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
- Rigby, Jonathan. English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema. Reynolds & Hearn, 2004.
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