''The Lacquered Box'' (French: ''Le coffret de laque'') is a 1932 French

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed by

Jean Kemm Jean Kemm (15 May 1874–1939) was a French stage and theater actor and film director. Kemm was born Jules Adolphe Félix Bécheret in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris and died in Paris in 1939. Selected filmography * '' André Cornélis'' (1 ...

and starring

Danielle Darrieux Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux (; 1 May 1917 – 17 October 2017) was a French actress of stage, television and film, as well as a singer and dancer. Beginning in 1931, she appeared in more than 110 films. She was one of France's g ...

.Rège p.561 It was based on

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's play '' Black Coffee'' which had been turned into a British film the previous year.

Plot summary

Cast

In alphabetical order *

René Alexandre René Alexandre (22 December 1885 – 19 August 1946) was a French actor. René Alexandre was born in Reims and died in Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine in 1946. He was married to actress Gabrielle Robinne from 1912 until his death. Filmography ...

* Harry Arbell *

as Henriette Stenay *

Maxime Desjardins Maxime Desjardins (1861–1936) was a French stage actor and film actor of the silent and early sound era. Fleischer p.66 He was a member of the Comédie-Française. Selected filmography * '' The Eaglet'' (1913) * '' Patrie'' (1917) * ''J'accuse ...

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 ...

Alice Field Alice Field (1903–1969) was a French Algerian stage and film actress.Goble p.322 Partial filmography * ''Villa Destin'' (1921) * ''Visages voilés... âmes closes'' (1921) - La seconde épouse de Hadji * ''Atlantis'' (1930) - Madame Lambert * ...

* Maurice Varny *

Marcel Vibert Marcel Vibert (2 November 1883 – 11 June 1959) was a French film actor. Vibert worked primarily in the French film industry, but in the late 1920s he also appeared in several British silent films including ''Moulin Rouge'' and ''Champagne''. ...

References

Bibliography

* Philippe Rège. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* * 1932 crime films French crime films 1932 films Films directed by Jean Kemm French films based on plays Films based on Hercule Poirot books French multilingual films French black-and-white films 1932 multilingual films 1930s French-language films 1930s French films {{1930s-crime-film-stub