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Lackered Box (1932)

1h 25m

Running Time

Lackered Box (1932)

Name: Lackered Box
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1932-07-15

1h 25m

Running Time

Plot.

The story gets under way at a weekend house party where a scientist is murdered and his secret papers stolen. Putting his "little grey cells" in action, Belgian detective Hercule Poirot methodically pieces together the clues, revealing the culprit to be -- you guessed it -- the Least Likely Suspect.

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Cast & Crew.

René Alexandre

Hercule Poirot

Harry Arbell

o.A.

Maxime Desjardins

o.A.

Gaston Dupray

o.A.

Alice Field

o.A.

Maurice Varny

o.A.

Gaston Dupray

Actor

Danielle Darrieux

Henriette Stenay

H. Fowler Mear

Screenplay

Pierre Maudru

Dialogue

Marcel Vibert

Actor

Jean Kemm

Director

Agatha Christie

Novel

Henri Verdun

Music

Paul Cotteret

Director of Photography

Brock Williams

Screenplay

Details.

Release Date
July 15, 1932

Original Name
Le Coffret de laque

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 25m

Genres
Drama Mystery Thriller Crime

Last updated: 2024-01-10

This Movie Is About.

detective

based on novel or book

whodunit

coffee

Wiki.

The Lacquered Box (French: Le coffret de laque) is a 1932 French crime film directed by Jean Kemm and starring Danielle Darrieux. It was based on Agatha Christie's play Black Coffee which had been turned into a British film the previous year.