The Firebird (1934 film)
The Firebird is a 1934 murder mystery film starring Verree Teasdale, Ricardo Cortez, Lionel Atwill and Anita Louise, and directed by William Dieterle. A philandering Viennese actor is killed. In the murder scene, the camera sees what the killer does, hiding the culprit's identity.[1]
| The Firebird | |
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| Directed by | William Dieterle |
| Written by | Charles Kenyon Jeffrey Dell (adaptation) |
| Based on | the play Muvesz Szinhaz by Lajos Zilahy |
| Starring | Verree Teasdale Ricardo Cortez Lionel Atwill Anita Louise |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
| Edited by | Ralph Dawson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. / The Vitaphone Corp. |
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Running time | 74-75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Verree Teasdale as Carola Pointer
- Ricardo Cortez as Herman Brandt
- Lionel Atwill as John Pointer
- Anita Louise as Mariette Pointer
- C. Aubrey Smith as Police Inspector Miller
- Dorothy Tree as Mrs. Jolan Brandt
- Helen Trenholme as Mlle. Josephine Mousquet
- Hobart Cavanaugh as Emile
- Robert Barrat as Halasz
- Hal K. Dawson as Assistant Stage Manager
- Russell Hicks as Mr. Beyer
- Spencer Charters as Max Bauer
- Etienne Girardot as Professor Peterson
- Florence Fair as Thelma
- Nan Grey as Alice von Attem (as Nan Gray)
- Skippy as Rex (Uncredited)
Reception
The New York Times reviewer, Andre Sennwald, dismissed it as "an ordinary mystery melodrama." "Among the definite failings of this smoothly filmed edition of Lajos Zilahy's play is the circumstance that, like the original, it conceals the actual murderer from the audience for such an extended period that the motivation for the homicide never becomes completely real."[1]
See also
- Cette nuit-là (1933), French film based on the play Muvesz Szinhaz
- The Open Door (1957), Spanish film based on the play Muvesz Szinhaz
References
- Andre Sennwald (November 15, 1934). "The Firebird (1934): The Screen; Murder of a Disagreeable Actor in 'The Firebird,' the New Photoplay at the Strand". The New York Times.
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