The 1934 murder mystery Secret Of The Chateau starring Alice White, Claire Dodd, Osgood Perkins, Helen Ware, George E. Stone, and Jack La Rue. Directed by Richard Thorpe. This movie is public domain. You can see more Alice at http://www.alicewhite.org
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Thank you so much for posting this!! I love the obscure, lesser known Universal horror films. This will NEVER be on DVD. Great stuff!! Thanks! Keep these coming!
Very cute! Thanks for posting
luv this one! thanks for posting! The kookie characters are great & the mystery remains a mystery 'til the end.
The butler is Osgood Perkins, the father of Anthony Perkins. Louise Brooks said that he was the best actor she ever worked with.
Another gem discovered! TY!
Cute
Great! Love these old films! Thanks so much for posting!!
I like good old movies very much but this one is a poor imitation of British detectives. It took me 3 days to cope with watching it to the end in slabs…..but then, the early days of movies were very much a transposition of theatre set acting to film and I have to allow for that and not be so critical!….love a good play such as shadowlands and the lady in black whereas death of a salesman was the pits….
Thank you for sharing ?
Thank you for sharing. Mare
Enjoyed! Thanks!
This is a wonderful gem of a movie from 1934 – I don't think it's ever been released on DVD. The beautiful Claire Dodd is the lead Julie Verlaine – a book thief who has just been released from serving six months in jail. At a rare book auction she steals a valuable first edition and befriends a man she thinks is a poor artist. The man, played by Jack LaRue, turns out to be a rich playboy who has just inherited a priceless book. She goes to his house with the intentions of stealing the book. Soon she finds out she is not the only one who wants to get this book and people are even willing to murder for it.
Alice White plays Didi, a gold digging blonde, who claims Jack's late uncle owes her money. She gives a terrific, feisty performance and steals ever scene she is in. The movie is worth watching just for Alice and all her great one liners 🙂
great movie thanks for posting
OLIVE/// Great Choices, thank you.
"My wife might object. She's funny that way."
The first 10 mins is hilarious.
THANX for the upload!
Wonderful movie. Witty and good acting. Love Claire Dodd.
A lovely old movie love Alice White so funny n 1930s movies of today don't measure up …
love these classic
thank you
Thanks for the upload. Feel inclined to think that, as someone stated below, this is a sort of imitation of British detectives… and not the best, on the whole. The "detective" here played a relatively short but very good role in a very good film: Parole Girl Shared on Google+
Darling movie! Alice White is such a doll … the ultimate flapper 🙂
I WISH I HAD THIS MERCHANDISE TO AUCTION OFF
A very witty, stylish film. Thanks for making it available.
Excellent work. Even the holes in the story were forgivable. Morant, should have had a few movies with him solving the case.
Lovely script. Lively characters. Enjoyed this movie.
Oh I LOVE these old films …. thank you for sharing I truly enjoyed it
thank you!