''La Maison de la Fléche'' is a 1930 French

mystery film A mystery film is a genre of film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means of clues, i ...

directed by

Henri Fescourt Henri Fescourt (23 November 1880 – 9 August 1966) was a French film director. He directed some 40 films in his career. Filmography * 1912 : '' Un vol a été commis'' * 1912 : '' Le Petit restaurant de l'impasse Canin'' * 1912 : '' Paris-Sa ...

, starring Alice Field,

Léon Mathot Léon Mathot (5 March 1886, Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais - 6 March 1968, in Paris) was a French film actor and film director best known perhaps for playing Edmond Dantes in '' The Count of Monte Cristo'' film serial in 1918. He appeared in the ...

and

Gaston Dupray Gaston Dupray (8 June 1886 – 12 December 1976) was a Belgian film actor. Dupray was born Gaston Joseph Dopère in Schaerbeek and died in 1976 in Ixelles. Dupray spent most of his film career working in French cinema. Selected filmography * ''A ...

. The film was based on the 1924 novel '' The House of the Arrow'' by A.E.W. Mason, and was made at

Twickenham Studios Twickenham Studios (formerly known as Twickenham Film Studios) is a film studio in St Margarets, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, that is used by various motion picture and television companies. It was established in 1913 by Ralph ...

in London as part of a co-production that saw an English-language version directed by

Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie Stephenson Hiscott (25 July 18943 May 1968) was an English film director and screenwriter who made over sixty films between 1925 and 1956. He was born in London in 1894. He directed ''Alibi'' (1931), the first ever depiction of Hercule ...

Cast

* Annabella - Betty Harlowe * Alice Field - Ann Upcott *

- Langeac *

- Jim Frobisher * Jeanne Brindeau - Miss Harlowe * Henri Desfontaines - Bex * Nadia Debory - Francine Juliard *

Marcel de Garcin Marcel may refer to: People * Marcel (given name), people with the given name Marcel * Marcel (footballer, born August 1981), Marcel Silva Andrade, Brazilian midfielder * Marcel (footballer, born November 1981), Marcel Augusto Ortolan, Brazilian ...

- Thévenet * Robert Casa - Girardot * Max Maxudian - Boris Waberski

External links

* 1930 films British mystery films 1930 mystery films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Henri Fescourt Films based on British novels Films based on mystery novels French multilingual films French black-and-white films French mystery films 1930 multilingual films 1930s British films 1930s French films {{mystery-film-stub