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Väärillä jäljillä

Original title: Behind That Curtain
  • 19291929
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 31m
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4.8/10
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Väärillä jäljillä (1929)
AdventureCrimeMystery
Eve Mannering realizes too late that her abusive husband is a philanderer and murderer and seeks protection with her true love, explorer John Beetham.Eve Mannering realizes too late that her abusive husband is a philanderer and murderer and seeks protection with her true love, explorer John Beetham.Eve Mannering realizes too late that her abusive husband is a philanderer and murderer and seeks protection with her true love, explorer John Beetham.
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  • Director
    • Irving Cummings
  • Writers
    • Earl Derr Biggers(novel)
    • George Middleton(adaptation)
    • Clarke Silvernail(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Warner Baxter
    • Lois Moran
    • Gilbert Emery
  • Director
    • Irving Cummings
  • Writers
    • Earl Derr Biggers(novel)
    • George Middleton(adaptation)
    • Clarke Silvernail(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Warner Baxter
    • Lois Moran
    • Gilbert Emery
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    • 34User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Boris Karloff, Warner Baxter, Jamiel Hasson, Claude King, and Lois Moran in Väärillä jäljillä (1929)
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    Warner Baxter
    Warner Baxter
    • Colonel John Beetham
    Lois Moran
    Lois Moran
    • Eve Mannering Durand
    Gilbert Emery
    Gilbert Emery
    • Sir Frederick Bruce
    • (as Gilbert Emory)
    Claude King
    Claude King
    • Sir George Mannering
    Philip Strange
    Philip Strange
    • Eric Durand
    Boris Karloff
    Boris Karloff
    • Beetham's Manservant
    Jamiel Hasson
    • Sahib Hana
    Peter Gawthorne
    • British Police Inspector
    John Rogers
    • Alf Pornick
    Edgar Norton
    Edgar Norton
    • Hilary Galt
    Frank Finch Smiles
    • Galt's Clerk
    Mercedes De Valasco
    • Nuna
    E.L. Park
    • Police Insp. Charlie Chan
    Kathrin Clare Ward
    Kathrin Clare Ward
    • Eve's Landlady
    • (uncredited)
    Florence Wix
    Florence Wix
    • Lecture Attendee
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Irving Cummings
    • Writers
      • Earl Derr Biggers(novel)
      • George Middleton(adaptation)
      • Clarke Silvernail(scenario)
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    • Trivia
      Sound-film debut of Boris Karloff.
    • Quotes

      Col. John Beetham: I have no heart for this lecture tonight. The desert is too full of memories.

      Beetham's Manservant: The desert gives, and the desert takes away.

    • Connections
      Followed by Charlie Chan Carries On (1931)

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    8/10
    I enjoyed it greatly.
    Hey, it's an old movie in a bygone style but I took it for what it was and had a good time watching. Being of English heritage may have helped. Eve, damn it, I love you! Fun! Nice to see Boris Karloff too and some nice location shots.
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    • Release date
      • September 29, 1930 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Behind That Curtain
    • Filming locations
      • Death Valley, Furnace Creek, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Fox Film Corporation
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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