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Mrs. Ramsey sent Jean Oliver to prison on a false charge. To get even, Jean (disguised as Madame Mystera) plans to kidnap her daughter and turn her into a thief. Love entanglements with a gangster known as "The Fox" and newspaperman Grant complicate her plans.
"The Hole in the Wall" is an early talkie, well-directed by Robert Florey (THE COCOANUTS) Several themes beloved of Browning (and often used in Chaney's movies) are prominently used here, including a gang of crooks and phoney mediums, and (shades of "West of Zanzibar") a plot to corrupt an innocent girl in order to get revenge on her parent.
The "hole in the wall" in this movie's title is in the crooks' hideout: it's a peephole with a periscope, which the phoney medium uses to spy on her victims, so that she can gain information about them before she meets them, and impress her victims with her "psychic" abilities.
Claudette Colbert (still learning the techniques of film acting) stars as Jean Oliver, who was sent to prison on false testimony by snooty society dame Mrs Ramsay.
After spending several years in prison, now Jean is out and hell-bent on revenge. She plans to kidnap Mrs Ramsay's little daughter Marcia, and raise the girl as a thief in a Fagin-like environment.
Jean hopes that Marcia will grow up to be an habitual thief, get arrested and acquire a criminal record ... and then Jean will get her revenge by revealing herself to Mrs Ramsay as the person responsible for her daughter's corruption.
There's an exciting scene of a train crash on an elevated railway, and throughout the film the photography is excellent, as are the lighting and the shot-framing.
Claudette Colbert ...
Jean Oliver
Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson ...
The Fox
David Newell David Newell ...
Gordon Grant
Nellie Savage Nellie Savage ...
Madame Mystera
Donald Meek Donald Meek ...
Goofy
Alan Brooks Alan Brooks ...
Jim
Louise Closser Hale Louise Closser Hale ...
Mrs. Ramsay
Katherine Emmet Katherine Emmet ...
Mrs. Carlake
Marcia Kagno Marcia Kagno ...
Marcia
Barry Macollum Barry Macollum ...
Dogface
George MacQuarrie George MacQuarrie ...
Inspector
Helen Crane Helen Crane ...
Mrs. Lyons |
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