La Treizième enquête de Grey (1937)
Directed by Pierre Maudru

Crime

Film Synopsis

The famous detective Grey is charged with identifying who killed a famous film star. In the course of his investigation he uncovers six suspects, who include a chambermaid, a film director, a young surgeon and a Japanese businessman. Yet none of these appears to have had a motive for the murder...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Pierre Maudru
  • Script: Pierre Maudru, Alfred Gragnon (novel), Max Viterbo (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Raoul Aubourdier, Jean-Paul Goreaud
  • Music: Albert Chantrier
  • Cast: Maurice Lagrenée (L'inspecteur Grey), Raymond Cordy (Corvetto), Paule Dagrève (Rosa Schneider), Colette Darfeuil (Daisy Garden), Jean Brochard (L'inspecteur Poussin), Philippe Hersent (Bernard Dartmore), Fernand Mailly (Docteur Dartmore), Lucien Ferney (Le directeur de l'hôtel), Ghyslaine (Bessy Gould), Ky Duyen (Okata), Eddy Debray (Louis), Sylvia Cobs (La manucure), Renée Piat (La danseuse), Ketty Pierson (La journaliste), Lily Fairlie (Catherine)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 90 min

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