Behind That Curtain (film)

Behind That Curtain is a 1929 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Warner Baxter, Lois Moran and Gilbert Emery.[1] 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.

Behind That Curtain
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Directed byIrving Cummings
Written bySonya Levien
George Middleton
Wilbur Morse Jr.
Clarke Silvernail
Based onBehind That Curtain by Earl Derr Biggers
Produced byWilliam Fox
StarringWarner Baxter
Lois Moran
Gilbert Emery
CinematographyConrad Wells
Vincent J. Farrar
Dave Ragin
Edited byAlfred DeGaetano
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • June 30, 1929 (1929-06-30)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

In London a fortune hunter Eric Durand is romancing the wealthy Sir George Mannering's niece Eve. He murders the solicitor who has hired by Mannering to investigate him, but is thwarted when explorer and old family friend Colonel John Beetham takes her away to British India. Later she leaves Beetham and goes to San Francisco, where she is followed by the dogged Sir Frederick Bruce of Scotland Yard who has Durand in his sights.

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See also

References
  1. "Progressive Silent Film List: Behind That Curtain". Silent Era. Retrieved May 19, 2009.

Bibliography
  • Backer, Ron. Mystery Movie Series of 1930s Hollywood. McFarland, 2012.
  • Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.
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