The Face at the Window (1939)
THRILL PILED ON CHILL
In 1880, the criminal called The Wolf is responsible for a murderous rampage in France. When the Brisson Bank is robbed in Paris and the employee Michelle is murdered, the wealthy Chevalier Lucio del Gardo is the only chance to save the bank. Chevalier proposes to the owner M. de Brisson to deposit a large amount of gold, but in return he would like to marry his daughter Cecile. However, Cecile is in love with the efficient clerk Lucien Cortier that belongs to the lower classes and refuses the engagement. In order to get rid off the rival, Chevalier uses evidences to incriminate Lucien, manipulating the incompetent Parisian chief of police.
- Date of release
- 1939-04-07
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (23)
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Genres
- Drama, Horror
- Director
- George King
Casting
- Tod Slaughter — Chevalier Lucio del Gardo
- Marjorie Taylor — Cecile de Brisson
- John Warwick — Lucien Cortier
- Aubrey Mallalieu — M. de Brisson
- Robert Adair — Police Inspector Gouffert
- Wallace Evennett — Professor Le Blanc
- Leonard Henry — Gaston, the Cook
- Kay Lewis — Babette, the Maid
- Bill Shine — Pierre, Babette's Beau
- Margaret Yarde — La Pinan
- Harry Terry — The Face at the Window
Interesting facts
The Face at the Window is a 1939 British horror film directed by George King and starring Tod Slaughter and Marjorie Taylor. It was the second sound film adaptation of the 1897 stage melodrama by F. Brooke Warren after the 1932 version.
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