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The Climax (1930)

The Climax poster
Directed by
Renaud Hoffman
Genre
thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 05m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mysterious death occurs during a performance at an opera house. The doctor in charge tries to cover it up as the police investigate.

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What happens

The Climax is a 1930 American thriller film directed by Renaud Hoffman and written by Lillian Ducey, Julien Josephson, Leslie Mason and Clarence Thompson. The film is adapted from the play of the same name by Edward Locke. The Climax stars Jean Hersholt, Kathryn Crawford, LeRoy Mason, John Reinhardt and Henry Armetta. The film was released on January 26, 1930, by Universal Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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