Infernal Machine (1933)
This pre-Code comedy-thriller centers on Robert Holden, a broke and discouraged veteran, who meets fellow American Elinor Green at a cafe in Paris. After their first encounter, Holden's attempt to return Green's thought-to-be stolen purse ends up rendering him a stowaway on board a ship bound for America. Also aboard is a collection of characters, including Green's banker fiancé, a famed scientist, and an opera singer. Romance begins to blossom between Holden and Green, just as a radiogram claims that an “infernal machine,” or bomb, is aboard the ship. Quickly each passenger accuses the others of planting the bomb until eventually Holden, jealous of Green's attention to her undeserving fiancé, falsely admits to being the culprit. In his role as assumed perpetrator, Holden tests the group further.
- Data di uscita
- 1933-04-08
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Durata
- 1 h 5 min
- Generi
- Commedia
- Regista
- Marcel Varnel
Cast
- Chester Morris — Robert Holden
- Genevieve Tobin — Elinor Green
- Victor Jory — Alfred Doreen
- Elizabeth Patterson — Elinor's Aunt
- Edward Van Sloan — Professor Gustabve Hoffman
- Josephine Whittell — Mme. Albini
- James Bell — Spencer
- Arthur Hohl — Ship's Captain
- Mischa Auer — Klein
- Leonard Carey — Hans
- J. Carrol Naish — Bryan
Curiosità
Infernal Machine is a 1933 American pre-Code thriller film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Chester Morris, Genevieve Tobin and Victor Jory. The film was based on a novel by Karl Sloboda. Released by Fox Film Corporation, the title is sometimes written as The Infernal Machine. After finishing the film Varnel moved to Britain where he became an established director of comedy films.
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