The Chinese Puzzle (1932)
- Directed by
- Guy Newall
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A detective investigates a murder that may be linked to a Chinese puzzle box. The film follows the police as they question suspects in a country house.
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What happens
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. It was written by H. Fowler Mear based on the play The Chinese Puzzle by Frances Barclay, Marian Bower and Lion, which had previously been filmed as The Chinese Puzzle in 1919. It was shot at Twickenham Studios in London by the independent producer Julius Hagen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Account Rendered (1932)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.