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El asesino de Mr. Medland (1932)

Género : Crimen, Suspense

Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 21M

Director : Lothar Mendes
Escritor : Ernest Vajda, Claudine West

Sinopsis

El empleado de banca William Marble está desesperado por dinero para pagar las deudas de la familia. Cuando su acaudalado sobrino les visita le pide un préstamo, pero el joven se niega. Marble decide asesinarle, y después del crimen y la riqueza obtenida el hombre se siente transformado...

Actores

Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
William Marble
Maureen O'Sullivan
Maureen O'Sullivan
Winnie Marble
Dorothy Peterson
Dorothy Peterson
Annie Marble
Verree Teasdale
Verree Teasdale
Marguerite Collins
Ray Milland
Ray Milland
James Medland
Billy Bevan
Billy Bevan
Charlie Hammond
Halliwell Hobbes
Halliwell Hobbes
A Prospective Tenant
William Stack
William Stack
A Doctor

Tripulaciones

Lothar Mendes
Lothar Mendes
Director
C. S. Forester
C. S. Forester
Novel
Jeffrey Dell
Jeffrey Dell
Theatre Play
Ernest Vajda
Ernest Vajda
Screenplay
Claudine West
Claudine West
Screenplay
Merritt B. Gerstad
Merritt B. Gerstad
Director of Photography
Frank Sullivan
Frank Sullivan
Editor
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Adrian
Adrian
Costume Design
Douglas Shearer
Douglas Shearer
Sound Director

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