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Infernal Machine(1933)
Status: Released
Date: 1933-04-08
70%
1 Votes
Time: 1h 5m
With one kiss he stole a rich man's fiancèe and rescued a ship from an explosion that never happened...what a man!!!
Overview:
This pre-Code comedy-thriller centers on Robert Holden, a broke and discouraged veteran, who meets fellow American Elinor Green at a cafe in Paris. After their first encounter, Holden's attempt to return Green's thought-to-be stolen purse ends up rendering him a stowaway on board a ship bound for America. Also aboard is a collection of characters, including Green's banker fiancé, a famed scientist, and an opera singer. Romance begins to blossom between Holden and Green, just as a radiogram claims that an “infernal machine,” or bomb, is aboard the ship. Quickly each passenger accuses the others of planting the bomb until eventually Holden, jealous of Green's attention to her undeserving fiancé, falsely admits to being the culprit. In his role as assumed perpetrator, Holden tests the group further.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Infernal Machine
Top 10 Billed Cast
Chester Morris
Robert Holden
Genevieve Tobin
Elinor Green
Victor Jory
Alfred Doreen
Elizabeth Patterson
Elinor's Aunt
Edward Van Sloan
Professor Gustabve Hoffman
Josephine Whittell
Mme. Albini
James Bell
Spencer
Arthur Hohl
Ship's Captain
Миша Ауэр
Klein
Leonard Carey
Hans
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Overview
This pre-Code comedy-thriller centers on Robert Holden, a broke and discouraged veteran, who meets fellow American Elinor Green at a cafe in Paris. After their first encounter, Holden's attempt to return Green's thought-to-be stolen purse ends up rendering him a stowaway on board a ship bound for America. Also aboard is a collection of characters, including Green's banker fiancé, a famed scientist, and an opera singer. Romance begins to blossom between Holden and Green, just as a radiogram claims that an “infernal machine,” or bomb, is aboard the ship. Quickly each passenger accuses the others of planting the bomb until eventually Holden, jealous of Green's attention to her undeserving fiancé, falsely admits to being the culprit. In his role as assumed perpetrator, Holden tests the group further.
Release Date
1933-04-08
Average
7
Rating:
3.5 startsTagline
With one kiss he stole a rich man's fiancèe and rescued a ship from an explosion that never happened...what a man!!!
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