Crime ·Drama ·Thriller ·Mystery · United Kingdom · 1932 · 1h 25m

Lackered Box

Le Coffret de laque

Lackered Box poster
Director
Jean Kemm
Cast
René Alexandre as Préval Harry Arbell as o.A. Maxime Desjardins as o.A. Gaston Dupray as o.A. Alice Field as o.A. Maurice Varny as o.A.
Crew
Paul Cotteret — Director of Photography H. Fowler Mear — Screenplay Brock Williams — Screenplay Agatha Christie — Novel
Synopsis

The story gets under way at a weekend house party where a scientist is murdered and his secret papers stolen. Putting his "little grey cells" in action, Belgian detective Hercule Poirot methodically pieces together the clues, revealing the culprit to be -- you guessed it -- the Least Likely Suspect.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookdetectivecoffeewhodunit
Key Collaborators
Jean Kemm Director Paul Cotteret Director of Photography H. Fowler Mear Screenplay Brock Williams Screenplay Agatha Christie Novel
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