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The Other Person (1921)

The Other Person poster
Original title
Onder spiritistischen dwang
Directed by
Maurits Binger
Genre
silent film, fantasy film, crime film
Country
United Kingdom, Netherlands
Runtime
1h 14m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman gets caught up in strange events involving a mystery novel. The story blends crime and the supernatural.

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What happens

The Other Person (Dutch: Onder spiritistischen dwang) is a 1921 Dutch-British silent mystery film directed by Maurits Binger and B.E. Doxat-Pratt. It was a co-production between a Dutch film company and a British film company. The film was based on a 1920 mystery novel called The Other Person which was written by Fergus Hume, the prolific author of crime fiction, thrillers and mysteries. Lead actress Zoe Palmer went on to star in Sweeney Todd (1928). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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