Behind That Curtain (1929)
1h 31m
Running Time
June 30, 1929Release Date
Behind That Curtain (1929)
1h 31m
Running Time
June 30, 1929Release Date
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Plot.
Sir George hires Hillary Gatt to find out more about Eric who wants to marry Lois. Gatt is murdered and the couple, married, run off to India. Old friend John Beetham sympathizes with the bride who sees that her hubby is a liar and drunk.
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Cast & Crew.
Warner Baxter
Colonel John Beetham
E.L. Park
Police Insp. Charlie Chan
Lois Moran
Eve Mannering Durand
Boris Karloff
Beetham's Manservent
Gilbert Emery
Sir Frederick Bruce
Claude King
Sir George Mannering
Irving Cummings
Director
Earl Derr Biggers
Writer
Philip Strange
Eric Durand
Jamiel Hasson
Sahib Hana
George Middleton
Writer
Clarke Silvernail
Writer
Clarke Silvemail
Writer
Peter Gawthrone
British Police Inspector
John Rogers
Alf Pornick
Sonya Levien
Writer
Mercedes De Valasco
Nuna
Edgar Norton
Galt
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Wiki.
Behind That Curtain is a 1929 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Warner Baxter, Lois Moran and Gilbert Emery. It was the first Charlie Chan film to be made at Fox Studios. It was based on the 1928 novel of the same name. Charlie Chan, who is played by Korean-American actor E. L. Park, gets one mention early in the film, then makes a few momentary appearances after 75 minutes. Producer William Fox chose this film to open the palatial Fox Theatre in San Francisco on June 28, 1929. It was a sound film.