
Blake of Scotland Yard
Crime · Mystery
Overview
12 part silent serial- 1. The Castle of Fear 2. The Spider's Web 3. The Vanishing Heiress 4. The Room Without a Door 5. Shots in the Dark 6. Ambushed 7. The Secret of the Coin 8. Into the Web 9. The Baited Trap 10. The Lady in White 11. The Closing Web 12. The Final Reckoning. A prequel to The Ace of Scotland Yard.
Top Cast


Hayden Stevenson
Hayden Stevenson
Angus Blake
Hayden Stevenson
Angus Blake


Grace Cunard
Grace Cunard
Queen of Diamonds
Grace Cunard
Queen of Diamonds


Gloria Grey
Gloria Grey
Lady Diane Blanton
Gloria Grey
Lady Diane Blanton


Herbert Prior
Herbert Prior
Lord Blanton
Herbert Prior
Lord Blanton


Monte Montague
Monte Montague
Jarvis
Monte Montague
Jarvis


Wilbur Mack
Wilbur Mack
Albert Drexel
Wilbur Mack
Albert Drexel


Al Hart
Al Hart
The Spider (as Albert Hart)
Al Hart
The Spider (as Albert Hart)


Walter Brennan
Walter Brennan
Henchman (uncredited)
Walter Brennan
Henchman (uncredited)


George Burton
George Burton
Henchman (uncredited)
George Burton
Henchman (uncredited)
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