The Four Just Men is a 1921 British silent crime film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Cecil Humphreys, Teddy Arundell and Charles Croker-King. It was based on the 1905 novel The Four Just Men by Edgar Wallace. The film still survives unlike many other silent films of the era which are now considered lost. Its plot concerns four vigilantes who seek revenge for the public against criminals.
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Synopsis
A hard-headed business tycoon begins receiving threatening letters from a group who describe themselves as the "Four Just Men". Unless he mends his ways and treats his workers better, they promise to kill him. Scotland Yard are called in, but struggle to protect him from the seemingly ever-present threat.
Production
It was made by Stoll Pictures, Britain's largest production company, at their Cricklewood Studios in North London. Location shooting also took place across the city.
Cast
Cecil Humphreys as Manfred
Teddy Arundell as Inspector Falmouth
Charles Croker-King as Thery
Charles Tilson-Chowne as Sir Philip Ramon
Owen Roughwood as Poiccart
George Bellamy as Gonsalez
Robert Vallis as Billy Marks
Roy Wood as Sir Philip's Secretary