The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1931)
- Original title
- Le Parfum de la dame en noir
- Directed by
- Marcel L'Herbier
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A detective investigates a case involving a mysterious woman in black. The film follows clues in a manor setting.
mysteriousatmosphericinquisitivedateddeliberatelight suspensetalkyold-fashioned
What happens
The Perfume of the Lady in Black (French: Le parfum de la dame en noir) is a 1931 French mystery film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Roland Toutain, Huguette Duflos, and Marcel Vibert. It is an adaptation of the 1908 novel The Perfume of the Lady in Black by Gaston Leroux featuring the detective Joseph Rouletabille. It follows on from L'Herbier's The Mystery of the Yellow Room made the previous year. It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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