Drama ·Mystery · United States of America · 1919 · 1h 17m

The Mystery of the Yellow Room

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Director
Émile Chautard
Cast
William Walcott as Professor Strangerson Edmund Elton as Robert Darzac George Cowl as Frédéric Larsan Ethel Grey Terry as Mathilde Strangerson Lorin Baker as Joseph Rouletabille Jean Del Val as Jean Sainclair
Crew
Jacques Bizeul — Director of Photography Émile Chautard — Screenplay Gaston Leroux — Novel Émile Chautard — Producer
Tagline

Box-office mystery!

Synopsis

The intrepid reporter and amateur sleuth Joseph Rouletabille becomes involved in the investigation of a hideous crime committed in a room painted yellow, whose door was locked from the inside…

Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookamateur detectivewhodunitlocked room mysteryfather daughter relationship
Key Collaborators
Émile Chautard Director Jacques Bizeul Director of Photography Émile Chautard Screenplay Gaston Leroux Novel Émile Chautard Producer
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