Stuart Webbs

Stuart Webbs was 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.

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The series was originally made by Continental-Kunstfilm, but following a dispute May and Reicher left to form their own production company, Stuart Webbs-Film.