Checkmate (French: Échec et mat) is a 1931 French mystery crime film directed by Roger Goupillières and starring Dolly Davis, Jean Marchat and Jean-Pierre Aumont.[1][2] It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé-Natan in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand.
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| Directed by | Roger Goupillières |
| Starring | Dolly Davis Jean Marchat Jean-Pierre Aumont |
| Cinematography | Fédote Bourgasoff |
| Music by | Ralph Erwin |
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| Distributed by | Pathé-Natan |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Synopsis
Claude Darblet plans a joke with two of his friends. One of them will pretend to be murdered, with the evidence all pointing at Claude before the prank is revealed. Things then take a dramatic turn when he really turns up dead.
Cast
- Dolly Davis as Aline Rouvray
- Ginette d'Yd as Simone
- Jean Marchat as Claude Darblet
- Jean-Pierre Aumont as Jacques
- Rolla Norman as Monsieur Sylvestre
- Adrien Lamy as Lagoupille
- Daniel Lecourtois as Robert Manoy
- Fernand Mailly as Le commissaire
- Georges Paulais as Le juge
- Robert Tourneur as L'avocat
References
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1988.
- Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
