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The Lackered Box(1932)
Status: Released
Date: 1932-07-15
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Time: 1h 25m
Overview:
Fearing the theft of an important secret formula, the scientist Claude Amory asks for help from Monsieur Préval, director of the Sûreté. But when Amory is mysteriously poisoned inside his own home, the detective realizes the case is more serious than he had imagined and decides to investigate each of the suspects.
Languages: French.
Countries:
United Kingdom,
France
ProductionCompanies:
Les Établissements Jacques Haïk
Movie: The Lackered Box
Top 10 Billed Cast
René Alexandre
Préval
Maxime Desjardins
Claude Amory
Gaston Dupray
Gaston de Ravennes
Alice Field
Lucie Stenay
Danielle Darrieux
Henriette Stenay
Marcel Vibert
Dr. Carelli
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Fearing the theft of an important secret formula, the scientist Claude Amory asks for help from Monsieur Préval, director of the Sûreté. But when Amory is mysteriously poisoned inside his own home, the detective realizes the case is more serious than he had imagined and decides to investigate each of the suspects.
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1932-07-15
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