The Peacock Fan

The Peacock Fan
Directed by	Phil Rosen
Written by	Lee Authmar Arthur Hoerl Adeline Leitzbach
Produced by	Lon Young
Starring	Lucien Prival Dorothy Dwan Tom O'Brien
Cinematography	M.A. Anderson
Edited by	James Sweeney
Production company	Chesterfield Pictures
Distributed by	Chesterfield Pictures
Release date	August 1, 1929 (1929-08-01)
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Peacock Fan is a 1929 American silent mystery film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Lucien Prival, Dorothy Dwan and Tom O'Brien. ^[1] A review in Variety described it as a "fairly interesting melodrama of the who-killed-Reginald-Moneybags school".

Synopsis

In China a peacock fan causes a jealous husband to murder his wife. Many years later in the United States, a wealthy collector who now owns the fan is found murdered. Doctor Chang Dorfman takes over the investigation and assembles the twelve likely suspects together.

Cast

• Lucien Prival as Dr. Chang Dorfman
• Dorothy Dwan as Peggy Kendall
• Tom O'Brien as Sgt. O'Brien
• Rosemary Theby as Mrs. Rossmore
• Carlton S. King as Mr. Rossmore
• Gladden James as Bertram Leslie
• David Findlay as Jerry Carlyle
• James Wilcox as Bob Kendall
• Fred Malatesta as Thomas Elton
• Alice True as Lily
• Spencer Bell as Arthur
• J.C. Fowler as Dr. Whalen
• Lotus Long as Feliti—prologue
• Fujii Kishii as Okuri—prologue
• Wing Foo as Men Ching—prologue

References

1. Pitts p.87

Bibliography

• Michael R. Pitts. Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

• The Peacock Fan at IMDb