Infernal Machine (film)
{{Short description|1933 film}}
{{distinguish|The Infernal Machine (2022 film)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Infernal Machine
| image =File:Infernal Machine (film).jpg
| caption =
| director = Marcel Varnel
Martin Santell
| writer = Arthur Kober
Aben Kandel
Victor Jory
| starring = Chester Morris
Genevieve Tobin
| music = Samuel Kaylin
| cinematography = George Schneiderman
| editing = Ralph Dixon
| studio = Fox Film Corporation
| distributor = Fox Film Corporation
| released = {{Film date|1933|02|10}}
| runtime = 65 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Infernal Machine is a 1933 American pre-Code thriller film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Chester Morris, Genevieve Tobin and Victor Jory. The film was based on a novel by Karl Sloboda.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090118213731/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/243170 Infernal Machine notes], ftvdb.bfi.org.uk; accessed July 25, 2015.[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=6479 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..Infernal Machine] Retrieved July 11, 2016 Released by Fox Film Corporation, the title is sometimes written as The Infernal Machine. After finishing the film Varnel moved to Britain where he became an established director of comedy films.
Plot
A bomb planted on board a ship may go off at any moment, leaving the crew and passengers in suspense.
Cast
- Chester Morris as Robert Holden
- Genevieve Tobin as Elinor Green
- Victor Jory as Alfred Doreen
- Elizabeth Patterson as Elinor's Aunt
- Edward Van Sloan as Professor Gustabve Hoffman
- Josephine Whittell as Mme. Albini
- James Bell as Spencer
- Arthur Hohl as Ship's Captain
References
External links
- {{IMDb title|0024180}}
{{Marcel Varnel}}
Category:Films directed by Marcel Varnel
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American thriller films
Category:Films scored by Samuel Kaylin
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:English-language thriller films
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