Stuart Webbs

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Stuart Webbs is a fictional detective who appeared in a series of German films and serials during the silent era. Webbs was one of a number of detectives with English-sounding names to appear in German cinema of the era. Like his contemporaries, such as Joe Deebs, he was modeled on Sherlock Holmes.[1] Webbs was the most popular of the group. His original film series ran from 1914 to 1926[2] and he continued to appear in other later films such as The Green Monocle (1929).

Webbs was played by Ernst Reicher until 1926. A number of figures directed entries in the series including Joe May, Johannes Guter and Robert Wiene. The series was originally made by Continental-Kunstfilm, but following a dispute May and Reicher left to form their own production company, Stuart Webbs-Film.[3]

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  1. ^ Prawer p. 88
  2. ^ Abel p. 426
  3. ^ Licht-Bild-Bühne (in German), no. 34, July 1914, p. 37

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