The House of a Thousand Candles (1936)
1h 11m
Running Time
April 2, 1936Release Date
The House of a Thousand Candles (1936)
1h 11m
Running Time
April 2, 1936Release Date
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Plot.
The story of diplomatic courier Tony Carleton, who's been entrusted with a secret message vital to the cause of International peace. En route to Geneva by train, Tony is drugged by sexy cabaret dancer Raquel, who promptly steals the message -- only to be murdered by sinister master spy Sebastian, owner of a posh gambling casino known as The House of a Thousand Candles.
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Cast & Crew.
Phillips Holmes
Tony Carleton
Mae Clarke
Carol Vincent
Irving Pichel
Anton Sebastian
Rosita Moreno
Raquel
Fred Walton
Alf
Hedwiga Reicher
Maria
Arthur Lubin
Director
Lawrence Grant
Sir Andrew McIntyre
H.W. Hanemann
Writer
Frederick Vogeding
Travers
Endre Bohem
Writer
Michael Fitzmaurice
Keith Barrie
Ralph Gilbert Bettison
Writer
Rafael Alcayde
Jules Gregoire
Meredith M. Nicholson
Writer
Charles G. Booth
Writer
Mischa Auer
Victor Demetrius
Paul Ellis
Agent
Keith Daniels
Steward
Charles De Ravenne
Radio Attendant
Olaf Hytten
Sergeant
Neely Edwards
Drunk
Alexander Ikonnikov
General Ikonnikov
Charles Martin
Maitre d'Hotel
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Wiki.
The House of a Thousand Candles is a 1936 American thriller film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Phillips Holmes, Mae Clarke and Irving Pichel. It is based on the 1906 novel by Meredith Nicholson. The novel had been filmed twice before, once in 1915 (as The House of a Thousand Candles) and again in 1919 by Henry King (under the title Haunting Shadows).A British secret service agent is sent to try to prevent a plot to derail a peace conference in Geneva and threaten international peace.