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Behind That Curtain (1929)

A Love Mystery Drama of Scotland Yard

Genre : Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 31M

Director : Irving Cummings

Synopsis

Sir George hires Hillary Gatt to find out more about Eric who wants to marry Lois. Gatt is murdered and the couple, married, run off to India. Old friend John Beetham sympathizes with the bride who sees that her hubby is a liar and drunk. John and Lois fly to San Francisco. Eric shows up and tries to kill John, but Scotland Yard's Lt. Charlie Chan intervenes. Chan fans may be disappointed in this globe-trotting mystery, however, as the detective only appears in a few scenes. The film is more noteworthy for its introduction of Boris Karloff to sound features, in a small role as a servant from Sudan who mutters inscrutable nonsense about the whims of the desert.

Actors

Warner Baxter
Warner Baxter
Col John Beetham
Lois Moran
Lois Moran
Eve Mannering Durand
E.L. Park
E.L. Park
Police Insp. Charlie Chan
Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
Beetham's Manservent
Gilbert Emery
Gilbert Emery
Sir Frederick Bruce
Claude King
Claude King
Sir George Mannering
Phillip Strange
Phillip Strange
Eric Durand
Jamiel Hasson
Jamiel Hasson
Sahib Hana
Peter Gawthrone
Peter Gawthrone
British Police Inspector
John Rogers
John Rogers
Alf Pornick
Mercedes De Valasco
Mercedes De Valasco
Nuna
Edgar Norton
Edgar Norton
Galt

Crews

Irving Cummings
Irving Cummings
Director
Earl Derr Biggers
Earl Derr Biggers
Novel
Sonya Levien
Sonya Levien
Writer
George Middleton
George Middleton
Screenstory
Clarke Silvemail
Clarke Silvemail
Writer

Posters and backgrounds

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