Secret of the Chateau
Shadows Come to Life! Traps Snare Women! Trunks Swallow Men! Bells Toll Out Death!
1934 · 1h 6m · NOT RATED
Mystery
Directed by
Richard Thorpe
Overview
Murder results when a group of houseguests converge on a chateau, each plotting to steal a valuable Gutenberg Bible.
Director and cast
- Richard Thorpe Director
- Claire Dodd as Julie Verlaine
- Alice White as Didi Bonfee
- Osgood Perkins as Martin
- Jack La Rue as Lucien Vonaire
- George E. Stone as Armand
- Clark Williams as Paul De Brunay
- William Faversham as Monsieur Fos / Professor Racque
- Ferdinand Gottschalk as Chief Inspector Marotte
- DeWitt Jennings as Louis Bardou
- Helen Ware Cast
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