The Face at the Window (1939 film)
| The Face at the Window | |
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| Directed by | George King |
| Produced by | George King |
| Written by |
A.R. Rawlinson (scenario and dialogue) Randall Faye (treatment) |
| Based on | the "Famous Melodrama", The Face at the Window by F. Brooke Warren |
| Starring | Tod Slaughter |
| Music by | Jack Beaver |
| Cinematography | Hone Glendinning |
| Edited by | Jack Harris |
Production company |
George King Productions |
| Distributed by |
British Lion Film Corporation (UK) Arthur Ziehm (U.S.) |
Release dates |
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Running time |
70 minutes 65 minutes (USA) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Face at the Window is a 1939 British film directed by George King.[1] It was the third film adaptation of the stage melodrama by F. Brooke Warren. [2][3][4]
Plot
In Paris in 1880, a series of murders involving a grotesque face appearing at victims' windows, is attributed to a mysterious Wolf Man. After being accused of being the perpetrator, bank clerk Lucien Cortier (John Warwick) seeks to uncover the true identity of the murderer.
Cast
- Tod Slaughter as Chevalier Lucio del Gardo
- Marjorie Taylor as Cecile de Brisson
- John Warwick as Lucien Cortier
- Leonard Henry as Gaston, the Cook
- Aubrey Mallalieu as M. de Brisson
- Robert Adair as Police Inspector Gouffert
- Wallace Evennett as Professor LeBlanc
- Kay Lewis as Babette, the Maid
- Bill Shine as Pierre, Babette's Beau
- Margaret Yarde as La Pinan
- Harry Terry as The Face at the Window
Critical reception
In a contemporary review, Film Weekly called the film "a vintage thriller, put over in the right, rich spirit of years ago";[5] while more recently Britmovie praised "a sinister Tod Slaughter hamming it up marvellously." [2] and the Radio Times wrote, "As with any film featuring the outrageously operatic antics of early horror star Tod Slaughter, this slow, stagebound murder-mystery would be completely unwatchable without the producer-star's presence."[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a9bf86d
- 1 2 http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/The-Face-at-the-Window/listType/alpha
- ↑ http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bbe35d077
- 1 2 http://www.radiotimes.com/film/jfm25/the-face-at-the-window
- ↑ http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/467176/