The House of Peril is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Kenelm Foss and starring Fay Compton, Roy Travers, Flora le Breton and A.B. Imeson.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1912 novel The Chink in the Armour by Marie Belloc Lowndes and the subsequent stage play adaptation by Horace Annesley Vachell. The film follows Sylvia Bailey, a wealthy widow who travels to a French gambling resort where she encounters assorted characters.
| The House of Peril | |
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| Directed by | Kenelm Foss |
| Written by | Horace Annesley Vachell (play) Kenelm Foss |
| Based on | The Chink in the Armour by Marie Belloc Lowndes |
| Produced by | H.W. Thompson |
| Starring | Fay Compton Roy Travers Flora le Breton |
| Cinematography | Jack Parker |
| Edited by | John Miller |
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| Distributed by | Astra Films |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Plot
In Deauville a German couple lure girl gamblers to a 'haunted' house and kill them for their jewels.
Cast
- Fay Compton as Sylvia Bailey
- Roy Travers as Bill Chester
- A.B. Imeson as Comte de Virieu
- Flora le Breton as French Maid
- Madeline Seymour as Anna Wolsky
- Wallace Bosco as Polperro
- Nelson Ramsey as Herr Wachner
- Irene Tripod as Frau Wachner
- Blanche Walker as Maid
- George Bellamy as Gambler
- Hubert Carter as Gambler
- Jeff Barlow as Gambler
- Lewis Gilbert as Gambler
- Tom Coventry as Gambler
- Madge Tree as Gambler
