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The Wakefield Case (1921)

The Wakefield Case poster
Directed by
George Irving
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A theft at the British Museum sets off a mystery. A detective investigates the crime.

old-fashionedmysteriouslightwhimsicalclassicquaintunhurrieddetective-like

What happens

The Wakefield Case is a 1921 American silent mystery film directed by George Irving, produced by Lois Weber and starring Herbert Rawlinson. The plot focuses on a theft at the British Museum. It was released through World Film Company. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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