Jul 15, 1932
85 min
Full-HD

The Lackered Box (1932)

Fearing the theft of an important secret formula, the scientist Claude Amory asks for help from Monsieur Préval, director of the Sûreté. But when Amory is mysteriously poisoned inside his own home, the detective realizes the case is more serious than he had imagined and decides to investigate each of the suspects.

Category

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

Country

United Kingdom France

Companies

Les Établissements Jacques Haïk

René Alexandre

Préval

Harry Arbell

Antoine

Maxime Desjardins

Claude Amory

Gaston Dupray

Gaston de Ravennes

Alice Field

Lucie Stenay

Maurice Varny

Richard Stenay

Danielle Darrieux

Henriette Stenay

Marcel Vibert

Dr. Carelli

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