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The Ringer (1928)

The Ringer poster
Directed by
Arthur Maude
Genre
silent film, crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 27m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Scotland Yard searches for a dangerous criminal who has returned to Britain after years abroad. The hunt pits police against a clever and ruthless fugitive.

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What happens

The Ringer is a 1928 British silent crime film directed by Arthur Maude starring Leslie Faber, Annette Benson and Hayford Hobbs. It was based on the 1925 Edgar Wallace novel The Gaunt Stranger. Scotland Yard hunt for a dangerous criminal who has returned to Britain after many years away. A talkie version of The Ringer followed in 1931. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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