Premiere (1938)
In Paris a leading theatre impresario is murdered on opening night, shortly after replacing his leading lady. A police Inspector in the audience takes over the investigation. The film was shot at Elstree Studios. It was a close remake of the 1937 Austrian film Premiere and re-used a number of musical scenes from the original which were dubbed into English.
- Date of release
- 1938-01-20
- TMDB
- 7.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 8m
- Genres
- Mystery
- Director
- Walter Summers, Otto Kanturek
Casting
- John Lodge — Inspector Bonnard
- Judy Kelly — Carmen Daviot
- Joan Marion — Lydia Lavalle
- Hugh Williams — Nissen, Rene
- Edward Chapman — Lohrmann
- Steven Geray — Frolich
- Wallace Geoffrey — Renoir
- Geoffrey Sumner — Captain Curry
- Joss Ambler — Spectator
- Jack Lambert — Stage Manager
- Joyce Heron — Dancer
Interesting facts
Premiere is a 1938 British musical mystery film directed by Walter Summers and starring John Lodge, Judy Kelly, Joan Marion and Hugh Williams. It was written by Friedrich Dammann, Max Wallner and F. McGrew Willis, and shot at Elstree Studios. It was a close remake of the 1937 Austrian film Premiere and re-used a number of musical scenes from the original which were dubbed into English.
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