The Alley Cat is a 1929 British-German silent drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Mabel Poulton, Jack Trevor and Clifford McLaglen. The film was made as a co-production between the British company British & Foreign and the German Orplid-Film. Its German title was Nachtgestalten. The film was shot in Britain, partly on location around the Docklands in London. Studio shooting took place at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin.[1] It was based on a novel by Anthony Carlyle.
| The Alley Cat | |
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| Directed by | Hans Steinhoff |
| Written by | Anthony Carlyle (novel) Iris North |
| Produced by | Georg Jacoby Sidney Morgan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Farkas |
Production companies | British & Foreign Orplid-Film |
| Distributed by | Messtro-Orplid |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Countries | Germany United Kingdom |
| Languages | Silent English/German intertitles |
Cast
- Mabel Poulton as Polly
- Jack Trevor as Jimmy Rice
- Clifford McLaglen as Simon Beck
- Shayle Gardner as inspector Fordham
- Margit Manstad as Melona Miller
- Marie Ault as Ma
References
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael (1971). The History of the British Film, 1918–1929. London: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-0-04-791021-0.
