The Ringer

 

The Ringer - 1931 | 60 mins | Thriller | B&W

The Production Team

Director: Walter Forde.
Producer: Michael Balcon.
Script: Angus MacPhail, Sidney Gilliat and Robert Stevenson. (from the novel The Gaunt by Stranger by Edgar Wallace)
Cinematography: Alex Bryce and Leslie Rowson.
Art Direction Norman Arnold.

The Cast

Dorothy Bartlam - Mary Lenley
Patric Curwen - Dr. Lomond
Franklin Dyall - Maurice Meister
Henry Hallett - Inspector Bliss
Gordon Harker - Samuel Hackett
Kathleen Joyce - Gwenda Milton
Esmond Knight - John Lenley

Plot Synopsis

Originally from a Edgar Wallace story called The Gaunt Stranger, this second film version proved a success for Walter Forde. The story is about a criminal master of disguise who returns to England to exact revenge on the solicitor responsible for the death of his sister.