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The Devil's Maze

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The Devil's Maze
Directed byGareth Gundrey
Written byG.R. Malloch (play)
Sewell Collins
Produced byGareth Gundrey
StarringRenee Clama
Trilby Clark
Ian Fleming
Hayford Hobbs
CinematographyPercy Strong
Music byLouis Levy
Production
company
Distributed byGaumont British Distributors
Release date
  • 1 October 1929 (1929-10-01)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSound (All-Talking)
English

The Devil's Maze is an all-talking 1929 sound British drama film directed by Gareth Gundrey and starring Renee Clama, Trilby Clark and Ian Fleming. The film was made at the Lime Grove Studios. A cut down edited silent version with intertitles was available for theatres who were not yet wired for sound.[1] It was based on the play Some Fools by G.R. Malloch.

Plot

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The film tells the story of a woman who was seduced by a man and becomes pregnant. In order to uphold her reputation, the woman blames the pregnancy on an explorer whom she believes to be dead. The explorer, however, who is very much alive, makes an unexpected return.

Cast

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Music

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Musical numbers in the sound version of the film include “Four-Ways Suite” by Coates; “You’re My Silver Lining of Love” by Vincent Rose, and the theme song by Louis Levy.

Reception

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Due to the adult content of the film it was censored or banned in many places. The film was withdrawn from circulation in Dublin, Ireland after protests erupted.[2]

See also

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References

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Bibliography

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  • Cook, Pam (ed.). Gainsborough Pictures. Cassell, 1997.
  • Low, Rachael. History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985 .
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