Hotel Reserve (1944)
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- 1h 30min
- Thriller
- 28 Jun 1946 (USA)
- Movie
A hunt for a spy, in an hotel in the South of France just before World War Two.
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Cast verified as complete
| James Mason | ... |
Peter Vadassy
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| Lucie Mannheim | ... |
Madame Suzanne Koche (owner)
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Raymond Lovell | ... |
Robert Duclos
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Julien Mitchell | ... |
Michel Beghin - intelligence chief
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| Herbert Lom | ... |
Andre Roux
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| Martin Miller | ... |
Walter Vogel
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Clare Hamilton | ... |
Mary Skelton
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| Frederick Valk | ... |
Emil Schimler alias Paul Heimberger
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| Patricia Medina | ... |
Odette Roux
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Anthony Shaw | ... |
Major Anthony Chandon-Hartley
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| Lawrence Hanray | ... |
Police Commissioner
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| David Ward | ... |
Henri Asticot
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| Valentine Dyall | ... |
Warren Skelton
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Joseph Almas | ... |
Albert, the waiter
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| Patricia Hayes | ... |
Jacqueline
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| Hella Kürty | ... |
Hilda Vogel
(as Hella Kurty)
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| Ivor Barnard | ... |
P. Molon - the chemist [druggist]
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| Ernst Ulman | ... |
Detective in Black Suit
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John Baker | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Mike Johnson | ... |
Old Man (uncredited)
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Victor Rietti | ... |
Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
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Henry T. Russell | ... |
Gendarme (uncredited)
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Hugo Schuster | ... |
Inspector (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Lance Comfort | ||
| Mutz Greenbaum | ... | (as Max Greene) |
| Victor Hanbury | ||
Written by
| Eric Ambler | ... | (adapted from the novel "Epitaph For A Spy" by) |
| John Davenport | ... | (adaptation and screenplay) |
Produced by
| Lance Comfort | ... | producer |
| Mutz Greenbaum | ... | producer (as Max Greene) |
| Victor Hanbury | ... | producer |
| Charles Koerner | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Lennox Berkeley | ||
Cinematography by
| Mutz Greenbaum | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
| Sidney Stone | ... | (as Sid Stone) |
Art Direction by
| William C. Andrews | ||
Production Management
| E.J. Holding | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Knox Laing | ... | assistant director (as K. Laing) |
| Philip Shipway | ... | assistant director |
| Anthony Hearne | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| John Cook | ... | sound recordist (as J.C. Cook) |
| Harry Miller | ... | sound editor (as H. Miller) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Arthur Ibbetson | ... | camera operator (as A. Ibbetson) |
Music Department
| Muir Mathieson | ... | conductor |
| London Symphony Orchestra | ... | music performed by (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Vicky Fuggle | ... | production secretary (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- RKO Radio Pictures (present)
Distributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1944) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as An R K O Radio Picture)
- RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada (1944) (Canada) (theatrical)
- RKO Pictures (Australasia) (1944) (Australia) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1946) (United States) (theatrical) (as An R K O Radio Picture)
- RKO Radio Pictures de México (1946) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1946) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- C&C Television Corporation (1955) (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) (orchestra)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
An Austrian medical student living and working in France is hauled in by the police while on holiday in the south of the country. Accused of espionage, he is sent back to his hotel to find out who might really be the spy. Not only his freedom but his chance of becoming a French citizen rests on what he can uncover. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26} |
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| Taglines | Death Signs the Register See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Clare Hamilton, who plays Mary Skelton, was the sister of Maureen O' Hara. This would be her one and only screen appearance. See more » |
| Goofs | All online summaries of the plot identify the year being 1938, but days and dates seen on the calendar in Peter's room are only correct if the year is 1937. Whoever wrote the original synopses for this film apparently knows no French. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Remade as Epitaph for a Spy (1953). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Opening credits prologue: A holiday...in France...before the war...yet even then the plane-trees and cypresses of the South cast shadows in the sun. It happened in August 1938 ... See more » |
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[last lines]
Mme Suzanne Koch: Let them be happy, while they can. There are so few summers. There's so little time. See more » |