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Behind That Curtain (1929)

Behind That Curtain

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1h 31m

Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller

June 28th, 1929

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Synopsis

Sir George hires Hillary Gatt to find out more about Eric who wants to marry Lois. Gatt is murdered and the couple, married, run off to India. Old friend John Beetham sympathizes with the bride who sees that her hubby is a liar and drunk. John and Lois fly to San Francisco. Eric shows up and tries to kill John, but Scotland Yard's Lt. Charlie Chan intervenes. Chan fans may be disappointed in this globe-trotting mystery, however, as the detective only appears in a few scenes. The film is more noteworthy for its introduction of Boris Karloff to sound features, in a small role as a servant from Sudan who mutters inscrutable nonsense about the whims of the desert.

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Cast

Warner Baxter
Colonel John Beetham
Lois Moran
Eve Mannering Durand
Gilbert Emery
Sir Frederick Bruce
Claude King
Sir George Mannering
Philip Strange
Eric Durand
Boris Karloff
Beetham's Manservant
Jamiel Hasson
Sahib Hana
Peter Gawthorne
British Police Inspector
John Rogers
Alf Pornick
Edgar Norton
Hilary Galt
Full cast & crew

Directors

Irving Cummings
Full cast & crew

Producers

Irving Cummings
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Earl Derr Biggers
novel
George Middleton
adaptation
Clarke Silvernail
(scenario) and
Full cast & crew

Taglines

ALL BRITISH IN THEME AND CAST. A Mystery Drama that takes Scotland Yard to India, Asia's desert, and San Francisco. (Print Ad- Huon Times, ((Franklin, Tasmania)) 31 December 1929)
A Love Mystery Drama of Scotland Yard (print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche -Palace Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - September 5, 1929)
An All-Talking Fox Movietone Picture (print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche - Lindsey Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - September 5, 1929)
All Taglines

Keywords

homicide
held at gunpoint
murder
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

March 22nd, 1930 (Australia)
September 3rd, 1930 (Denmark)
September 29th, 1930 (Finland)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Behind That Curtain (original title)
Behind That Curtain (Australia)
Romance de Eva (Brazil)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA
Death Valley, Furnace Creek, California, USA (Photograph)
San Francisco Bay, California, USA

Running Times

91 min

Sound Mixes

Mono
Mono (Western Electric System)

Aspect Ratios

1.20 : 1 (sound on film version)

Production Companies

Fox Film Corporation

Distribution Companies

Fox Film Corporation (Australia)
Fox Film Company (Canada)
Royal Film (Finland)
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