The Grip of Iron

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 by	GFD
Release date	January 1920 (1920-01)
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	Silent 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.

Cast

• George Foley as Jagon / Simonnet
• Malvina Longfellow as Cora Jager
• James Lindsay as Lorenz de Rifas
• Laurence Tessier as Paul Blanchard
• Ronald Power as Captain Guerin
• Ivy King as Marie Guerin
• Warwick Buckland as Rolf De Belfort
• John Power as Coucou
• Moore Marriott as Smiler

References

1. Low p.377

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

External links

• The Grip of Iron at IMDb