The Spanish Jade
Drama
When a girl's lover kills her husband she offers herself to her father-in-law in exchange for his freedom.
Director
John S. Robertson
Writers
Maurice Hewlett, Josephine Lovett, Louis Joseph Vance
Stars
David Powell, Marc McDermott, Charles de Rochefort
Release Date
April 30, 1922
Language
None, English
Country
United Kingdom
💬 1
Reviews
🎭 Top Cast
David Powell
as Gil Pérez
Marc McDermott
as Don Luis Ramónez de Alavia
Charles de Rochefort
as Esteban
Evelyn Brent
as Mañuela
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Lionel d'Aragon
as Mañuela's Stepfather
Frank Stanmore
as Tormillo, Don Luis' servannt
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Roy Byford
as Esteban's Spy and Confident
Harry Ham
as Oswald Manvers
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Spain
Production
Paramount British Pictures
🏷️ Keywords
husbandlost filmbased on novelbased on play
🎯 Categories
Drama
⭐ Featured Review
The Camera as Paintbrush
"Bearing in mind that the 23 year old Alfred Hitchcock began his career in silent films like this one, he learnt the principle of visually telling a story rather than relying on dialogue as in the theatre. He learned how to separate the narrative of a novel from the visual painting of a picture through the camera in a film...."
💡 Did You Know?
The film is considered to be lost.
📖 Synopsis
When a girl's lover kills her husband she offers herself to her father-in-law in exchange for his freedom.