The Lacquered Box (1932)

Original title

Le Coffret de Laque

Directed by

Jean Kemm

Genre

crime film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A detective investigates a theft and a death involving a lacquered box. The story follows a wealthy family and their guests as secrets come out.

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What happens

The Lacquered Box (French: Le Coffret de Laque) is a 1932 French crime film directed by Jean Kemm and starring Réné Alexandre. It was based on Agatha Christie's play Black Coffee which had been turned into a British film the previous year. The film is the first sound adaptation of Agatha Christie’s work with known surviving copies. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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