At the Villa Rose (1940 film)
Appearance
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Directed by | Walter Summers |
Written by | Doreen Montgomery |
Starring | Kenneth Kent Judy Kelly |
Cinematography | Claude Friese-Greene |
Edited by | Lionel Tomlinson |
Production company | |
Distributed by | ABFD (UK) |
Release date | 2 March 1940 (UK) |
Running time | 74 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
At the Villa Rose is a 1940 British detective film directed by Walter Summers and based on the novel At the Villa Rose by A.E.W. Mason featuring the French detective Inspector Hanaud. The film is also known as House of Mystery. It starred Kenneth Kent and Judy Kelly.[1][2]
Cast
- Kenneth Kent as Inspector Hanaud
- Judy Kelly as Celia Harland
- Peter Murray-Hill as Harry Wethermill
- Walter Rilla as Mr. Ricardo
- Ruth Maitland as Madame Dauvray
- Antoinette Cellier as Adele Rossignol
- Clifford Evans as Tace
- Martita Hunt as Helen Vaquier
- Ronald Adam as Mons. Besnard
Critical reception
Allmovie called it a "modest but intriguing British melodrama." [3]
References
- ^ "House of Mystery (1940)". IMDb. 2 March 1940.
- ^ "House of Mystery (1940)". wdw. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ Hal Erickson. "House of Mystery (1941) - Walter Summers - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
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