The Secret Adversary is the second published detective fiction novel by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in January 1922 in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company later in that same year. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and the US edition at $1.75.
Fred Sauer was an Austrian actor, film director and screenwriter.
Eve Gray was an English film actress.
Hilda Christabel Bailey was a British theatre and film actress. On stage from 1913, she was in both stage and film versions of Carnival in 1918 and 1921, respectively; and in the controversial crime film Cocaine in 1922.
Carnival is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Matheson Lang, Ivor Novello and Hilda Bayley. During a production of William Shakespeare's Othello in Venice, an Italian actor suspects his wife of having an affair and plans to murder her on stage. It was based on a stage play of the year before, of which Matheson Lang was one of the writers. The film was a popular success, and was re-released the following year. In 1931, it was remade as a sound film, Carnival, directed by Herbert Wilcox.
The Third Watch is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Karl Gerhardt and starring Carlo Aldini, Claire Rommer, and Kurt Brenkendorf. Its art director was Willi Herrmann.
One Against All is a 1927 German silent film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Carlo Aldini, Hanni Reinwald and Carl Auen.
Nick, King of the Chauffeurs is a 1925 German silent adventure film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Carlo Aldini.
The Last Testament is a 1929 German-Czech silent film directed by Rolf Randolf and starring Carlo Aldini, Daisy D'Ora, and Hans Junkermann.
The Battle Against Berlin is a 1926 German silent film directed by Max Reichmann and starring Carlo Aldini, Jenny Jugo and Raimondo Van Riel.
Devotion is a 1929 Austrian-German silent drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Marcella Albani, Hans Melzer, and Hans Adalbert Schlettow.
Red Aces is a British silent crime film of 1929 directed by Edgar Wallace and starring Janice Adair, Muriel Angelus and Nigel Bruce. It was adapted by Wallace from one of his own novels, Red Aces (1929), featuring the character of J.G. Reeder. It was shot at Beaconsfield Studios where Wallace had established a company British Lion Films to film versions of his works.
Hunted People is a 1926 German silent adventure film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Carlo Aldini, Maly Delschaft, and Erich Kaiser-Titz.
The Panther Bride is a 1919 German silent crime film directed by Léo Lasko and starring Carl Auen, Victor Janson and Ria Jende. It was part of a series of films featuring the detective character Joe Deebs.
The Howling Wolf is a 1919 German silent crime film directed by Léo Lasko and starring Carl Auen, Meinhart Maur and Victor Janson. It was part of a series of films featuring the detective character Joe Deebs.
The Armoured Vault is a 1914 German silent thriller film directed by Joe May and starring Ernst Reicher, Hermann Picha and Fritz Richard. It was part of the series of Stuart Webbs series, popular during the silent era. It was remade in 1926 with Reicher reprising his role.
The Man in the Cellar is a 1914 German silent thriller film directed by Joe May and starring Ernst Reicher, Max Landa and Olga Engl. It was part of a series of films featuring the fictional detective Stuart Webbs.
The Secret of the Hills is a 1921 American silent mystery film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Antonio Moreno, Lillian Hall and Kingsley Benedict
The Trunk Mystery is a 1926 American silent mystery film directed by Frank Hall Crane and starring Charles Hutchison, Alice Calhoun and Otto Lederer. It premiered in Britain in late 1926 before being released in America the following year.
Henry McCarty (1882–1954) was an American screenwriter and film director. He was employed by several studios including Warner Brothers, RKO and Gotham Pictures in the silent and early sound eras. He directed eleven silent films between 1922 and 1926, generally for independent companies.
