Commonplace Book 9
There was a film of The Beetle made in 1919 produced by the Barker Motion Play Production company in England. However, to my knowledge and what I found online, the film has been lost for now at least. All that is left of the film is the movie poster, reviews, the description of the film and the cast.
A beetle is possessed by the soul of an ancient Egyptian princess, who is determined to get her revenge on a member of the British Parliament.
Maudie Dunham … Dora Greyling
Hebden Foster … Paul Lessingham
Fred Morgan … Neces
Frank Reade … Sidney Atherton
Leal Douglas … High Priestess
Rolf Leslie … Holt
Nancy Kenyon … Marjorie Lindon
One reviewer described it as mediocre and more unintentionally hilarious than spine-chilling or dramatic, though the special effects were highly praised. The production was also called to task for its supposed carelessness.