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A Night in Montmartre

1931 · 69 min

A creaky but charming whodunit that ambles through Parisian shadows with gentle humour and a twinkle-eyed amateur sleuth.

Directed by
Leslie S. Hiscott
Genres
Mystery
Starring
Horace Hodges, Franklin Dyall, Hugh Williams
Overview
A young couple live under a café in Paris that, unknown to them, is owned by a brutal blackmailer. When he is murdered, they fall under suspicion. However, the husband's father, an amateur detective, believes in their innocence and sets out to find who really killed the blackmailer.

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Directed by
Leslie S. Hiscott
Genres
Mystery
Starring
Horace Hodges, Franklin Dyall, Hugh Williams
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • deception
  • family
  • betrayal
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour4
Realism6
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
mystery
Directed by
Leslie S. Hiscott
Written by
Angus MacPhail
Starring
Horace Hodges, Franklin Dyall, Hugh Williams, Heather Angel, Austin Trevor, Kay Hammond, Edmund Willard, Arthur Hambling
Cinematography
Sydney Blythe
Runtime
69 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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