At the Villa Rose, also known as House of Mystery, is a 1940 British detective film directed by Walter Summers and starring Kenneth Kent and Judy Kelly. Based on the popular At the Villa Rose (novel) by A.E.W. Mason, it featured French detective Inspector Hanaud and was its fourth film adaptation.
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| Directed by | Walter Summers |
| Written by | Doreen Montgomery |
| Based on | At the Villa Rose by A.E.W. Mason |
| Starring | Kenneth Kent Judy Kelly |
| Cinematography | Claude Friese-Greene |
| Edited by | Lionel Tomlinson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | ABFD (UK) |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £23,549[1] |
Cast
edit- Kenneth Kent as Inspector Hanaud
- Judy Kelly as Celia Harland
- Peter Murray-Hill as Harry Wethermill
- Walter Rilla as Mr. Ricardo
- Ruth Maitland as Madame Dauvray
- Antoinette Cellier as Adele Rossignol
- Clifford Evans as Tace
- Martita Hunt as Helen Vaquier
- Ronald Adam as Mons. Besnard
Reception
editAllmovie called the film a "modest but intriguing British melodrama."[2]
References
edit- ^ Chapman, Llewella. "'The highest salary ever paid to a human being': Creating a Database of Film Costs from the Bank of England". Journal of British cinema and television, 2022-10. Vol. 19, no. 4. Edinburgh University Press. p. 470-494 at 480.
- ^ Hal Erickson. "House of Mystery (1941) - Walter Summers - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
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