The Man Who Bought London

The Man Who Bought London
Directed by	Floyd Martin Thornton
Produced by	Guido Serra
Written by	Edgar Wallace (novel)
Starring	E.J. Arundel Evelyn Boucher Roy Travers Reginald Fox
Production company	Windsor Films
Distributed by	Int-Ex
Release dates	January 1916
Country	United Kingdom
Language	Silent English intertitles

The Man Who Bought London is a 1916 British silent crime film directed by Floyd Martin Thornton and starring E.J. Arundel, Evelyn Boucher and Roy Travers. It was based on the 1915 novel of the same title by Edgar Wallace. It was the first of many Wallace stories to be adapted into films.^[1] It was made at Catford Studios.^[2]

Cast

E.J. Arundel as King Kerry
Evelyn Boucher as Elsie Marion
Roy Travers as Hermon Zeberlieff
Nina Leonise as Vera Zeberlieff
Reginald Fox as Gordon Bray
Rolf Leslie as Horace Baggins
Jeff Barlow as James Leete
Harold Saxon-Snell as Micheloff
J. Gunnis Davis as Tack
A.G. Gardner as Gillette
Helen Stewart as Mrs. Gritter

References

↑ Bergfelder p.141
↑ Warren p.21

Bibliography

Bergfelder, Tim. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. Berghahn Books, 2005.
Warren, Patricia. British Film Studios: An Illustrated History. Batsford, 2001.

The films of Floyd Martin Thornton

Little Lord Fauntleroy (1914)
The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1914)
Jane Shore (1915)
The Faith of a Child (1915)
The Man Who Bought London (1916)
Diana and Destiny (1916)
Love's Old Sweet Song (1917)
The Happy Warrior (1917)
If Thou Wert Blind (1917)
The Splendid Coward (1918)
The Great Impostor (1918)
A Romany Lass (1918)
Nature's Gentleman (1918)
The Warrior Strain (1919)
The Power of Right (1919)
The Knave of Hearts (1919)
The Man Who Forgot (1919)
The Iron Stair (1920)
The Flame (1920)
Bars of Iron (1921)
The River of Stars (1921)
The Prey of the Dragon (1921)
My Lord Conceit (1921)
Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills (1921)
Frailty (1921)
Melody of Death (1922)
Little Brother of God (1922)
A Sailor Tramp (1922)
The Romany (1923)
Lamp in the Desert (1923)
Women and Diamonds (1924)
Mutiny (1925)

Edgar Wallace

Novels

The Four Just Men (1905)
Kate Plus Ten (1919)
The Crimson Circle (1922)
The Valley of Ghosts (1922)
The Clue of the New Pin (1923)
The Dark Eyes of London (1924)
The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder (1925)
The Terrible People (1926)
The Big Foot (1927)
The Forger (1927)
The Calendar (1930)
The Guv'nor and Other Short Stories (1932)

Plays

The Man Who Changed His Name (1928)

Screenplays

Adaptations

J. G. Reeder	Mr. Reeder in Room 13 (1938) The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939) The Missing People (1940)

The Four Just Men	The Four Just Men (1921 film) The Four Just Men (1939 film) The Four Just Men (1959 TV series)

Edgar Wallace Mysteries	Urge to Kill The Clue of the New Pin Never Back Losers The Sinister Man Solo for Sparrow We Shall See

Rialto Films	Der Frosch mit der Maske (1959) Der rote Kreis (1960) The Terrible People (1960) The Dead Eyes of London (1961) The Devil's Daffodil (1961) The Forger of London (1961) The Green Archer (1961) The Strange Countess (1961) The Puzzle of the Red Orchid (1962) The Door with Seven Locks (1962) The Inn on the River (1962) The Squeaker (1963) The Black Abbot (1963) The Indian Scarf (1963) The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964) The Traitor's Gate (1964) Neues vom Hexer (1965) Im Banne des Unheimlichen (1968)

Other	The Man Who Bought London (1916) The Green Terror (1919) Pallard the Punter (1919) The River of Stars (1921) The Crimson Circle (1922) The Diamond Man (1924) The Green Archer (1925 serial) (1925) The Terror (1928) Mark of the Frog (1928) The Forger (1928) The Terrible People (1928 serial) The Ringer (1928) The Man Who Changed His Name (1928) The Flying Squad (1929) Der rote Kreis (1929) The Clue of the New Pin (1929) The Yellow Mask (1930) The Ringer (1931) To Oblige a Lady (1931) The Calendar (1931) The Old Man (1931) The Squeaker (1931) The Flying Squad (1932) The Frightened Lady (1932) The Sorceror (1932) The Menace (1932) White Face (1932) The Jewel (1933) Before Dawn (1933) The Feathered Serpent (1934) The Green Pack (1934) Mystery Liner (1934) The Lad (1935) Sanders of the River (1935) Born to Gamble (1935) Chick (1936) Educated Evans (1936) The Crimson Circle (1936) Prison Breaker (1936) The Frog (1937) The Sqeaker (1937) The Gaunt Stranger (1938) Dangerous to Know (1938) Kate Plus Ten (1938) Thank Evans (1938) The Terror (1938) The Return of the Frog (1938) Flying Fifty-Five (1939) The Dark Eyes of London (1939) The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940) The Door with Seven Locks (1940) The Flying Squad (1940) The Green Archer (1940 serial) (1940) The Missing Million (1942) The Calendar (1948) The Ringer (1952) The Avenger (1960) Death Drums Along the River (1963) Coast of Skeletons (1964) Circus of Fear (1966) Five Golden Dragons (1967)

Family

Marriott Edgar (half-brother)

External links

The Man Who Bought London at the Internet Movie Database

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