''Orient Express'' is a 1934 American

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directed by

Paul Martin Paul Edgar Philippe Martin (born August 28, 1938), also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 21st prime minister of Canada and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006. The son o ...

and starring Heather Angel,

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and

Ralph Morgan Raphael Kuhner Wuppermann (July 6, 1883 – June 11, 1956), known professionally as Ralph Morgan, was a Hollywood stage and film character actor, and the older brother of Frank Morgan. Early life Morgan was born in New York City, the eig ...

. It is based on the 1932 novel '' Stamboul Train'' by

Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading English novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquir ...

.Hand, Richard J. & Purssell, Andrew. ''Adapting Graham Greene''.

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, 2014. p. 18.

Cast

* Heather Angel as Coral Musker *

as Carlton Myatt *

as Dr. Richard Czinner *

Herbert Mundin Herbert Thomas Mundin (21 August 1898 – 5 March 1939) was an English character actor. He was frequently typecast in 1930s Hollywood films like ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' as an older cheeky eccentric, a type helped by his jowled feature ...

as Herbert Thomas Peters * Una O'Connor as Mrs. Peters *

Irene Ware Irene Ware (born Irene Catherine Ahlberg; November 6, 1910 – March 11, 1993) was an American actress. She was a beauty queen and showgirl before appearing in 29 films between 1932 and 1940, and is mostly remembered for her roles as Princess Na ...

as Janet Pardoe *

Dorothy Burgess Dorothy Burgess (March 4, 1907 – August 20, 1961) was an American stage and motion-picture actress. Family, education Born in Los Angeles in 1907, Burgess was a niece of Fay Bainter. On her father's side, she was related to David C. Montgome ...

as Mabel Warren *Lisa Gora as Anna *

Roy D'Arcy Roy D'Arcy (born Roy Francis Giusti; February 10, 1894 – November 15, 1969) was an American film actor of the silent film and early sound period of the 1930s noted for his portrayal of flamboyant villains. He appeared in 50 different films ...

as Josef Grunlich *Perry Ivins as Major Petrovich *Frederick Vogeding as Colonel Hartep *Marc Loebell as Lieutenant Alexitch

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* 1934 drama films American black-and-white films American drama films Films directed by Paul Martin Fox Film films Films set on the Orient Express Films based on British novels Films based on works by Graham Greene Films scored by Hugo Friedhofer Films scored by Arthur Lange Films scored by Samuel Kaylin 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub