The House of a Thousand Candles
| The House of a Thousand Candles | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Arthur Lubin |
| Based on | novel by Meredith Nicholson |
| Starring |
Phillips Holmes Mae Clarke Irving Pichel |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures Corporation |
Release date | 1936 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The House of a Thousand Candles is a 1936 American film.[1][2]
Plot
Unscrupulous casino owner Anton Sebastian secretly runs a network of spies. After doing away with one of them, Victor Demetrius, he uses a dancer, Raquel, on a dangerous assignment to intercept British intelligence agent Tony Carleton and steal some top-secret documents.
Tony catches the eye of an admirer, Carol Vincent, who follows him onto a train, then again after he gets off. Tony has been drugged and robbed by Rosita and sets out to get the documents back.
At the hotel, Raquel decides to trust Tony and tell him who's behind this sinister plot when she is murdered. Sebastian attempts to make Tony's death look like a suicide due to gambling losses, but when that plan goes awry, Sebastian flees for his life, then plunges in a car off a cliff to his death.
Cast
- Mae Clarke as Carol Vincent
- Irving Pichel as Anton Sebastian
- Phillips Holmes as Tony Carleton
- Mischa Auer as Demetrius
- Rosita Moreno as Raquel
References
- ↑ The House of a Thousand Candles at TCMDB
- ↑ "The THEATRE: Espionage Abroad". Wall Street Journal. 4 Apr 1936. p. 11.