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The Face at the Window (1932 film)

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'The Face at the Window' is a 1932 British drama film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Raymond Massey, Claude Hulbert and Isla Bevan. It was made at Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie.Wood p.74 It is based on a play of the same name by F. Brooke Warren first performed in 1897.

Story



Opening in the shadowed half-light of a bank vault in Paris, where a watchman has been mysteriously murdered, the picture centres around the methods of detective Paul Le Gros - played by Raymond Massey - to solve the identity of a masked criminal called "Le Loup" (The Wolf), who kills with an injection of poison with a finger ring. As Peter Pomeroy, the detective's useless assistant, Claude Hulbert provides a spot of comedy.

Cast



* Raymond Massey as Paul le Gros

* Isla Bevan as Marie de Brisson

* Claude Hulbert as Peter Pomeroy

* Eric Maturin as Count Fournal

* Henry Mollison as Lucien Courtier

* A. Bromley Davenport as Gaston de Brisson

* Harold Meade as Dr. Renard

* Dennis Wyndham as Lafonde

* Charles Groves as Jacques

References





Bibliography



* Low, Rachael. 'Filmmaking in 1930s Britain'. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.

* Wood, Linda. 'British Films, 1927-1939'. British Film Institute, 1986.


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