The Ace of Scotland Yard

Infobox Film
name = The Ace of Scotland Yard


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director = Ray Taylor
producer = Henry MacRae
writer = Harold M. Atkinson
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starring = Crauford Kent
Monte Montague
Grace Cunard
Florence Allen
Herbert Prior
Albert Prisco
music =
cinematography = John Hickson
editing = Alvin Todd
distributor = Universal Pictures
released = Flagicon|USA 30 September 1929
runtime = 10 chapters (215 min)
country = USA
language = English
budget =
preceded_by = "Blake of Scotland Yard" (1927)
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website =
amg_id = 1:258876
imdb_id = 0019620

"The Ace of Scotland Yard" (1929) is a Universal movie serial. It was the first partial sound serial released by Universal Pictures (although the sixty-ninth serial released including the silent serials).

Universal announced this as the first talking serial but that title is usually agreed to belong to Mascot Pictures' "The King of the Kongo" (1929). It was released in both sound and silent versions. The serial is presumed to be lost [http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/A/AceofScotlandYard1929.html Silent Era] , retrieved 27th June 2007] .

Plot

Retired CID inspector Angus Blake tries to catch a jewel thief named The Queen of Diamonds from stealing a valuable ring (which, according to legend, carries a curse) from Lord Blanton.

Cast

*Crauford Kent as Angus Blake, retired CID Inspector
*Monte Montague as Jarvis, Blake's servant
*Grace Cunard as Queen of Diamonds, famous jewel thief disguised as Lord Blanton's housekeeper Mary Duveen
*Florence Allen as Lady Diana Blanton, Lord Blanton's daughter
*Herbert Prior as Lord Blanton, owner of the cursed ring
*Albert Prisco as Prince Darius, desires the ring and hires the Queen of Diamonds to steal it

Chapter titles

#The Fatal Circlet
#A Cry in the Night
#The Dungeon of Doom
#Menace of the Mummy
#The Depths of Limehouse
#Dead or Alive
#Shadows of Fear
#The Baited Trap
#A Battle of Wits
#The Fatal Judgement

References

*imdb title|id=0019620|title=The Ace of Scotland Yard

ee also

*List of film serials
*List of film serials by studio

External links

*imdb title|id=0019620|title=The Ace of Scotland Yard
* [http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/A/AceofScotlandYard1929.html Ace of Scotland Yard at Silent Era]
* [http://www.missinglinkclassichorror.co.uk/a.htm Classic Horror Movies - A's]

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title=Universal Serial
before=Pirate of Panama (1929) (silent)
years=The Ace of Scotland Yard (1929)
after=Tarzan the Tiger (1929)