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The Ace of Scotland Yard
Also known as Ruder Dame in Denmark; Daimonios astynomos in Greece
(1929) United States of America
B&W : Serial / Ten chapters
Directed by Ray Taylor
Cast: Crauford Kent [Inspector Angus Blake], Florence Allen [Lady Diana Blanton], Albert Priscoe (Albert Prisco) [Prince Darius], Monty Montague [Jarvis], Grace Cunard [Mary Duveen, also known the Queen of Diamonds], Herbert Prior [Lord Blanton]
Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation. / Produced by Henry MacRae. Scenario by Harold M. Atkinson, from a screen story by Harold M. Atkinson. Cinematography by John Hickson. Film editor, Alvin Todd. Presented by Carl Laemmle. / Ten chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Fatal Circlet,” released 30 September 1929, © 25 July 1929 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP544]; [2] “A Cry in the Night,” released 7 October 1929, © 5 August 1929 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP582]; [3] “The Dungeon of Doom,” released 14 October 1929, © 20 August 1929 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP634]; [4] “The Depths of Limehouse,” released 21 October 1929, © 24 September 1929 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP720]; [5] “Menace of the Mummy,” released 28 October 1929, © 24 September 1929 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP721]; [6] “Dead or Alive,” released 4 November 1929, © 14 October 1929 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP783]; [7] “Shadows of Fear,” released 11 November 1929, © 18 October 1929 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP784]; [8] “The Baited Trap,” released 18 November 1929, © 28 October 1929 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP797]; [9] “A Battle of Wits,” released 25 November 1929, © 1 November 1929 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP822]; [10] “The Final Judgment,” released 2 December 1929, © 9 November 1929 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP847]. / [?] Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format? / The chapters were available in both sound and silent versions. The serial was released in Denmark as Ruder Dame beginning 21 September 1931. / Silent film, with talking sequences, synchronized music and sound effects.
Drama: Crime.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: (unknown)
Keywords: Law: Enforcement: Police: Detectives - Serials - Synchronized sound film - United Kingdom: England: London: Scotland Yard
Listing updated: 6 May 2020.
References: Braff-Short n. 68; Everson-Detective p. 34; Lahue-Continued pp. 270, 283; LoC-MoPic-2 p. 2 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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