A frightened woman is murdered in the London apartment of a well-known novelist named Henry Leroux. The police arrest Leroux's butler, but he escapes and runs off to a mysterious opium den, the lair of a drug dealer named Mister King. Gaston Max, a detective from Paris, arrives in London to investigate the drug trafficking. Although the police take down the gang, Mr. King escapes and manages to keep his true identity a secret.
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Sydney Seaward
Inspector Dunbar
Also in
Men Like These
A Debt of Honour
Arthur M. Cullin
Dr. Cumberley
Also in
A Christmas Carol
The Sign of Four
Harvey Braban
Gaston Max
Known for
Blackmail
Annie Esmond
Denise Ryland
Also in
The Recoil
Let the People Sing
Norman Page
Soames
Also in
The Life Story of David Lloyd George
The Sign of Four
Kitty Fielder
Lady of the Poppies
No other roles listed
Kiyoshi Takase
Ho-Pin
Also in
The Wandering Jew
The Woman from China
A.C. Fotheringham-Lysons
Henry Leroux
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Mary Massart
Helen Cumberley
Also in
The Woman with the Fan
The Knave of Diamonds
Cyril Percival
John Howard Edel
Also in
The Four Feathers
The Sport of Kings
Ivy King
Mrs. Leroux
No other roles listed
June Tripp
Mrs. Vernon
Known for
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
René Plaissetty Director · Sax Rohmer Writer Gerard Fort Buckle Writer
First release January 13, 1921
Production
Stoll Picture Productions
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Original language
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 13, 1921
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No release date listed for United States.
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