The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1931 film)
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| Directed by | Marcel L'Herbier |
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| Produced by | Adolphe Osso |
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Production company | Les Films Osso |
| Distributed by | Les Films Osso |
Release date | 6 November 1931 |
Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Perfume of the Lady in Black (French: Le parfum de la dame en noir) is a 1931 French mystery film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Roland Toutain, Huguette Duflos, and Marcel Vibert.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1908 novel The Perfume of the Lady in Black by Gaston Leroux featuring the detective Joseph Rouletabille. It follows on from L'Herbier's The Mystery of the Yellow Room made the previous year.
It was shot at the in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild.
Cast[]
- Roland Toutain as Joseph Rouletabille
- Huguette Duflos as Mathilde
- Marcel Vibert as Le vieux Bob
- Léon Belières as Sainclair
- Edmond Van Daële as Robert Darzac
- Wera Engels as Edith Rance
- Kissa Kouprine as Marie
- as Le père Jacques
- as Le prince Galitch
References[]
- ^ Spicer p.455
Bibliography[]
- Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
- Spicer, Andrew. Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press, 2010.
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Categories:
- French-language films
- 1931 films
- French films
- French mystery films
- 1931 mystery films
- 1930s French-language films
- Films directed by Marcel L'Herbier
- French black-and-white films
- Films based on French novels
- Films based on works by Gaston Leroux
- Films shot in Paris
- 1930s French film stubs