The Secret Kingdom (film) explained

The Secret Kingdom is a 1925 British silent fantasy, and science fiction film. It was directed by Sinclair Hill, and starred Matheson Lang, Stella Arbenina and Eric Bransby Williams.^[1] It is an adaptation of the novel The Hidden Fire by Bertram Atkey. The screenplay concerns a wealthy man who acquires a mind-reading machine, but is soon horrified to discover what people are really thinking. It was shot at Cricklewood Studios in London, it was re-issued in 1929 under the alternative title of Beyond the Veil.

Cast

• Matheson Lang as John Quarrain
• Stella Arbenina as Mary Quarrain
• Eric Bransby Williams as Philip Darent
• Genevieve Townsend as The Secretary
• Rudolph de Cordova as The Protege
• Robin Irvine as The Son
• Lilian Oldland as The Daughter
• Frank Goldsmith as Henry

References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20090116195429/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/49873 BFI.org

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.