The Barton Mystery (1949 film)
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| name = The Barton Mystery
| image = The Barton Mystery (1949 film).jpg
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| director = Charles Spaak
| producer = Alexandre Kamenka
| writer = {{ubl|Walter Hackett (play)|Charles Spaak}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Françoise Rosay|Fernand Ledoux|Madeleine Robinson}}
| music = Daniel Lesur
| cinematography = Léonce-Henri Burel
| editing = Léonide Azar
| studio = {{ubl|Alkam|Radio Cinéma}}
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1949|08|19|df=yes}}
| runtime = 88 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
| budget =
| gross =
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The Barton Mystery (French: Le mystère Barton) is a 1949 French mystery film directed by Charles Spaak and starring Françoise Rosay, Fernand Ledoux and Madeleine Robinson. It is based on the 1916 British play The Barton Mystery by Walter Hackett. It was the screenwriter Spaak's only attempt at directing a film.Quinlan p.93
Cast
- Françoise Rosay as Élisabeth
- Fernand Ledoux as Beverley
- Madeleine Robinson as Lucy
- Georges Lannes as Patrick
- Nathalie Nattier as Evelyn
- Loleh Bellon as Cathy
- Jacques Torrens as Franck
- Maurice Teynac as Barton
- Jean Marchat as Olivier
- Régine Dancourt
- Jacques Mattler as Le juge
- Robert Moor as Le domestique
- Geneviève Morel as La bonne de Beverley
- Victor Vina as Le mari trompé
References
Bibliography
- David Quinlan. The Illustrated Guide to Film Directors. Batsford, 1983.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0201791}}
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Category:1940s French-language films
Category:French films based on plays
Category:Remakes of British films
Category:French black-and-white films
Category:French-language mystery films
Category:Films with screenplays by Charles Spaak
Category:Films based on works by Walter Hackett
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