At the Villa Rose (1940)
A gang of clever thieves kill a wealthy woman in hopes of stealing her gems. But the thieves aren't clever enough to ascertain the location of those gems, so they consult a phony spiritualist. Then they decide to dispose of the mystic by framing her for the murder.
- Date of release
- 1940-03-02
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Genres
- Mystery
- Director
- Walter Summers
Casting
- Kenneth Kent — Inspector Hanaud
- Judy Kelly — Celia Harland
- Peter Murray-Hill — Harry Wethermill
- Walter Rilla — Mr. Ricardo
- Ruth Maitland — Madame Dauvray
- Antoinette Cellier — Adele Rossignol
- Clifford Evans — Tace
- Martita Hunt — Helen Vaquier
- Ronald Adam — Mons. Besnard
- Arthur Hambling — Mons. Perrichet
Interesting facts
At the Villa Rose is a 1940 British detective film directed by Walter Summers and starring Kenneth Kent and Judy Kelly. It was written by Dooreen Montgomery based on the 1920 novel At the Villa Rose by A.E.W. Mason. It features French detective Inspector Hanaud and was the novel's fourth film adaptation.
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