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Behind That Curtain

  • 1929
  • Passed
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
569
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Behind That Curtain (1929)
AdventureCrimeMysteryRomance

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.

  • Director
    • Irving Cummings
  • Writers
    • Earl Derr Biggers
    • George Middleton
    • Clarke Silvernail
  • Stars
    • Warner Baxter
    • Lois Moran
    • Gilbert Emery
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    569
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Irving Cummings
    • Writers
      • Earl Derr Biggers
      • George Middleton
      • Clarke Silvernail
    • Stars
      • Warner Baxter
      • Lois Moran
      • Gilbert Emery
    • 38User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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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
    Bess Flowers
    Bess Flowers
    • Lecture Audience
    • (uncredited)
    Kathrin Clare Ward
    Kathrin Clare Ward
    • Eve's Landlady
    • (uncredited)
    Florence Wix
    Florence Wix
    • Lecture Attendee
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Irving Cummings
    • Writers
      • Earl Derr Biggers
      • George Middleton
      • Clarke Silvernail
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    • Trivia
      Sound-film debut of Boris Karloff.
    • Quotes

      Sir Frederick Bruce: The Chinese have a strange way of finding out things that we miss.

    • Connections
      Followed by Charlie Chan Carries On (1931)

    User reviews38

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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.
    • zozm-10043
    • Aug 18, 2019
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    • Release date
      • June 30, 1929 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tras la cortina
    • Filming locations
      • Death Valley, Furnace Creek, California, USA(Photograph)
    • Production company
      • Fox Film Corporation
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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