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Directed by | Roger Goupillières |
Starring |
Dolly Davis Jean Marchat Jean-Pierre Aumont |
Cinematography | Fédote Bourgasoff |
Music by | Ralph Erwin |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Pathé-Natan |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Checkmate (French: Échec et mat) is a 1931 French mystery crime film directed by Roger Goupillières and starring Dolly Davis, Jean Marchat and Jean-Pierre Aumont. [1] [2] It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé-Natan in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand.
Claude Darblet plans a joke with two of his friends. One of them will pretend to be murdered, with the evidence all pointing at Claude before the prank is revealed. Things then take a dramatic turn when he really turns up dead.
Checkmate | |
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![]() | |
Directed by | Roger Goupillières |
Starring |
Dolly Davis Jean Marchat Jean-Pierre Aumont |
Cinematography | Fédote Bourgasoff |
Music by | Ralph Erwin |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Pathé-Natan |
Release date |
|
Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Checkmate (French: Échec et mat) is a 1931 French mystery crime film directed by Roger Goupillières and starring Dolly Davis, Jean Marchat and Jean-Pierre Aumont. [1] [2] It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé-Natan in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand.
Claude Darblet plans a joke with two of his friends. One of them will pretend to be murdered, with the evidence all pointing at Claude before the prank is revealed. Things then take a dramatic turn when he really turns up dead.