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The Ace of Scotland Yard (1929)

The Ace of Scotland Yard poster
Directed by
Ray Taylor
Genre
silent film, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
3h 35m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A detective from Scotland Yard investigates a series of crimes. The story unfolds in a silent film style with added music and sound effects.

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What happens

The Ace of Scotland Yard is a 1929 Universal movie serial. It was the first partial sound serial released by Universal Pictures. The film was released in September 1929. It was a part-talkie serial using music and sound effects. This serial was a sequel to the 1927 12-chapter silent Universal serial Blake of Scotland Yard. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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