Synopsis
The story takes place on the Riviera, where the title character may or may not be involved in various shades of skullduggery, including murder. The film's highlight involves a coffin containing the body of a man who committed suicide -- or, did he?
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (9)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Films Osso
- French distribution : Films Osso
Full credits (10)
- Directors of Photography : Georges Perinal, Louis Page
- Assistant Director : André Cerf
- Editors : Suzanne Vial, Lothar Wolff
- Sound recordists : Roger Handjian, Garghelo
- Costume designer : Jacques Manuel
- Author of original work : Gaston Leroux
- Producer : Adolphe Osso
- Assistant Operator : Philippe Agostini
- Production Manager : Maurice Orienter
- Production Designer : Pierre Schild
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Crime/thriller
- Themes : Mystery, Suicide
- Production language : French
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 1930
- French release : 06/11/1931
- Runtime : 1 h 49 min
- Current status : Released
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Mono
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About
In emulation of the 1928 American film The Terror, the opening credits are not printed on screen, but instead spoken by a mysterious "ghost" voice.