The White Cockatoo (1935)
In a spooky hotel on the coast of France, two bands of crooks are working independently of the other in an attempt to steal the inherited fortune of an American girl, Sue Tally. Along the way the heiress is kidnapped, three murders are committed, a girl appears in two places at once, mysterious persons roam about the old hotel at night and mysteriously disappear, and there is a hidden room without any doors.
- Date of release
- 1935-01-29
- TMDB
- 5.9 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Genres
- Mystery
- Director
- Alan Crosland
- Collection
- Clue Club Collection
Casting
- Jean Muir — Sue Talley
- Ricardo Cortez — Jim Sundean
- Ruth Donnelly — Mrs. Byng
- Minna Gombell — Grete Lovscheim
- Walter Kingsford — Marcus Lovscheim
- John Eldredge — Francis Talley
- Gordon Westcott — Dr. Roberts
- Addison Richards — David Lorn
- Pauline Garon — Marianne
- Arnaud de Bordes — Marcel
- Ben Hewlett — Michael Stravsky
- André Cheron — Commissaire of Police
Interesting facts
The White Cockatoo is a 1935 American mystery film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Jean Muir, Ricardo Cortez and Ruth Donnelly. It was based on the 1933 novel of the same name by Mignon G. Eberhart. A print is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.
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