The Chinese Puzzle (1932 film)

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The Chinese Puzzle
Directed by Guy Newall
Written by H. Fowler Mear
Based onThe Chinese Puzzle by Frances Barclay and Leon M. Lion
Produced by Julius Hagen
Starring Leon M. Lion
Austin Trevor
Lilian Braithwaite
Elizabeth Allan
Production
company
Distributed by Woolf and Freedman Film Service
Release date
  • 21 March 1932 (1932-03-21)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Chinese Puzzle is a 1932 British crime film directed by Guy Newall and starring Leon M. Lion, Austin Trevor, Lilian Braithwaite, Elizabeth Allan and Francis L. Sullivan. [1]

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It was shot at Twickenham Studios in London, controlled by the independent producer Julius Hagen. [2] The film is based on the play The Chinese Puzzle by Frances Barclay and Leon M. Lion which had previously been made into a film The Chinese Puzzle in 1919.

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