813 is a 1920 American mystery film directed by Charles Christie and Scott Sidney, written by Scott Darling from the 1910 story by Maurice Leblanc, produced by Al Christie, released by the Christie Film Company and the Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation, and starring Wedgwood Nowell as jewel thief Arsene Lupin with a supporting cast featuring Ralph Lewis, Wallace Beery, and Laura La Plante.[1]
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| Directed by | Charles Christie Scott Sidney |
| Screenplay by | Scott Darling (scenario) |
| Story by | Maurice Leblanc |
| Produced by | Al Christie |
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| Cinematography | Anton Nagy |
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| Distributed by | Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
It is not known whether the film currently survives,[2] and it may be a lost film.
Plot
editAs summarized in a film publication,[3] Robert Castleback (Lewis) has plans for worldwide power through a mysterious secret that he possesses. Arsene Lupin (Nowell), master thief but loyal Frenchman, knows of the secret and is attempting to obtain state papers held by Castleback. Two other persons in the employ of the Kaiser are attempting the same thing. Castleback is murdered and some suspect Lupin, who announces his intention to catch the real killer. Disguised as the chief of police, he works fearlessly alongside the police. Soon he comes into contact with another master criminal, Ribeira (Beery), who is masquerading as Maj. Parbury, and Lupin suspects that he is complicit in the crime. Lupin falls in love with Dolores Castleback (Adams), widow of the murdered man. When Ribeira, to get rid of Lupin, steals his daughter and informs Lupin that he will have to go alone to a deserted house to get her back, Lupin goes, foils the plot to kill him, and escapes through a tunnel that comes out in the home of Delores. As he turns from the mantelpiece where he has discovered the hiding place of the state papers, he sees a mysterious man that he has been trailing. To Lupin's horror he finds that the man is really Delores, who is in reality a German criminal. She kills herself and Lupin escapes.
Cast
edit- Wedgwood Nowell as Arsene Lupin
- Ralph Lewis as Robert Castleback
- Wallace Beery as Maj. Parbury / Ribeira
- J.P. Lockney as Formerie
- William V. Mong as Chapman
- Colin Kenny as Gerard Beaupre
- Milton Ross as Gourel
- Thornton Edwards as Doudeville
- Frederick Vroom as Prefect of Police
- Mark Fenton as Marco
- Kathryn Adams as Dolores Castleback
- Laura La Plante as Genevieve
- Vera Steadman as Vashti Seminoff
- Gonzalo Meroño as Richard Steward
References
edit- ^ Famous Movie Detectives II. Scarecrow Press. 1991. p. 7. ISBN 0-8108-2345-4. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: 813 (1920) at silentera.com
- ^ "813: Mystery Novel Loses Some Interest in Screen Adaptation". Film Daily. 15 (21). New York City: Wyd's Films and Film Folks, Inc.: 12 January 23, 1921. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
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