The Lacquered Box

The Lacquered Box
Directed by	Jean Kemm
Written by	Pierre Maudru H. Fowler Mear Brock Williams
Based on	Black Coffee (play) 1930 play by Agatha Christie
Produced by	Jacques Haïk
Starring	Danielle Darrieux
Cinematography	Paul Cotteret
Music by	Henri Verdun
Production company	Les Établissements Jacques Haïk
Distributed by	Les Établissements Jacques Haïk
Release date	15 July 1932 (1932-07-15)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Lacquered Box (French: Le Coffret de laque) is a 1932 French crime film directed by Jean Kemm and starring Danielle Darrieux. ^[1] It was based on Agatha Christie's play Black Coffee which had been turned into a British film the previous year. ^{[2] [3]}

Cinèopse praised the acting. ^[4]

Cast

In alphabetical order

• René Alexandre
• Harry Arbell
• Danielle Darrieux as Henriette Stenay
• Maxime Desjardins
• Gaston Dupray
• Alice Field
• Maurice Varny
• Marcel Vibert

References

1. Rège p.561
2. Gras, Gwénaëlle le; Sellier, Geneviève (15 June 2020). Danielle Darrieux ou la traversée d'un siècle (in French). Presses universitaires de Bordeaux. ISBN   979-10-300-0941-5.
3. Tulard, Jean (18 July 2013). Guide des films - Intégrale (in French). Groupe Robert Laffont. ISBN   978-2-221-12486-4.
4. Le Cinéopse: revue technique de l'industrie cinématographique (in French). 1932.

Bibliography

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

External links

• The Lacquered Box at IMDb