Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo (novel) explained

Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo
Author:E. Phillips Oppenheim
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Genre:Spy
Publisher:Methuen (UK)
Little, Brown & Co (US)
Release Date:1915
Media Type:Print

Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo is a 1915 spy novel by the British writer E. Phillips Oppenheim.[1] The action takes place in Monaco, a favourite setting in the author's novels.[2] Oppenheim was a pioneer of the modern spy genre, often giving his works a glamorous international setting. Although published in 1915, it was likely to have been written in 1914.[3]

Film adaptation

The same year it was made into an American silent film of the same title directed by Frank Reicher and starring Theodore Roberts, Dorothy Davenport and Carlyle Blackwell. It was produced by Paramount Pictures.[4]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Reilly p.1134
  2. Woods p.31
  3. Standish p.66
  4. Goble p.352