The Grip of Iron

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The Grip of Iron
Directed by Bert Haldane
Written by Adolphe Belot (novel)
Arthur Shirley (play)
Produced by G.B. Samuelson
Starring George Foley
Malvina Longfellow
James Lindsay
Production
company
Famous Pictures
Distributed byGFD
Release date
  • January 1920 (1920-01)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Grip of Iron is a 1920 British silent crime film directed by Bert Haldane and starring George Foley, Malvina Longfellow and James Lindsay. [1] It was based on a play of the same title by Arthur Shirley, which was in turn based on a novel by Adolphe Belot. A Parisian lawyer's clerk robs and strangles a series of victims in order to fund his daughter's extravagant lifestyle.

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  1. Low p.377

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