辉煌酒店 (1932)
Hotel Splendide
小职员杰里・梅森意外继承了斯佩茅斯的 “辉煌酒店”，却发现这是一家门可罗雀、濒临倒闭的海边小旅馆。刚出狱的珠宝大盗 “绅士查理”，带着同伙潜入酒店，想挖出多年前埋在此地的珍珠赃物 —— 不料酒店恰好建在藏宝点之上。梅森一边试图翻新经营、招揽客人，一边意外卷入这场夺宝阴谋。盗贼团伙（含鲍威尔客串的 “马可尼”）、伪装成贵妇的同伙、追查案件的警察齐聚酒店，各方人马在误会与伪装中斗智斗勇。最终梅森抢先找到宝藏，挫败盗贼计划，既保住酒店又获得奖励，是一部充满英式幽默与反转的低成本犯罪喜剧。
演员阵容
- Jerry Verno — Jerry Mason
- Anthony Holles — 'Mrs.LeGrange'
- Edgar Norfolk — 'Gentleman Charlie'
- Philip Morant — Mr.Meek
- Sybil Grove — Mrs.Harkness
- Vera Sherborne — Joyce Dacre
- Paddy Browne — Miss Meek
- George Spence — Porter (uncredited)
- 迈克尔·鲍威尔 — Bugging Device Engineer (uncredited)
趣闻
Hotel Splendide is a 1932 British comedy drama film directed by Michael Powell and starring Jerry Verno, Anthony Holles and Edgar Norfolk. It was written by Philip MacDonald and Ralph Smart, and was made as a Quota quickie.
Production
Made for £4,000 for Gaumont-British, the film features one of the earliest cinematic uses of Gounod's "Funeral March of the Marionettes", better known as the theme music for Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
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