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

The Lackered Box

Le Coffret de Laque

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Director
Jean Kemm
Cast
René Alexandre as Préval Harry Arbell as Antoine Maxime Desjardins as Claude Amory Gaston Dupray as Gaston de Ravennes Alice Field as Lucie Stenay Maurice Varny as Richard Stenay
Crew
Paul Cotteret — Director of Photography Brock Williams — Screenplay H. Fowler Mear — Screenplay Agatha Christie — Novel
Synopsis

Fearing the theft of an important secret formula, the scientist Claude Amory asks for help from Monsieur Préval, director of the Sûreté. But when Amory is mysteriously poisoned inside his own home, the detective realizes the case is more serious than he had imagined and decides to investigate each of the suspects.

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