Angel Esquire

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Angel Esquire
Directed by W. P. Kellino
Written by Edgar Wallace (novel)
George Pearson
StarringAurelio Sidney
Gertrude McCoy
Dick Webb
Cecil del Gue
CinematographyA. St. Aubyn Brown
Production
company
Distributed byGaumont British Distributors
Release date
  • November 1919 (1919-11)
Running time
5 reels [1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Angel Esquire is a 1919 British silent crime film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Aurelio Sidney, Gertrude McCoy and Dick Webb. It is based on the 1908 novel Angel Esquire by Edgar Wallace, which was later turned into a 1964 German film The Curse of the Hidden Vault .

Contents

Premise

A millionaire leaves his fortune to whoever can discover the combination to unlock his safe.

Cast

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