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At the Villa Rose is a 1920 British silent detective film based on the 1910 novel At the Villa Rose by British politician and author A.E.W. Mason (considered his most famous mystery). The feature was directed by Maurice Elvey and stars Manora Thew and Langhorn Burton .
At the Villa Rose: Directed by Maurice Elvey. With Manora Thew, Langhorn Burton, Teddy Arundell, Norman Page. In Monaco, jewel thieves kidnap a fraudulent medium and frame her for strangling a widow.
- (18)
- Crime, Drama
- Maurice Elvey
- 1920-03
At the Villa Rose is a 1910 detective novel by the British writer A. E. W. Mason, the first to feature his character Inspector Hanaud. The story became Mason's most successful novel of his lifetime. It was adapted by him as a stage play in 1920, and was used as the basis for four film adaptions between 1920 and 1940.
- A. E. W. Mason
- 1910
A French investigator unravels a murder mystery at a Monte Carlo villa. Show full synopsis. The opening titles of the continental murder-mystery At the Villa Rose tell us that much of the film was "acted and photographed on the Riviera and on the Mediterranean coast".
- Maurice Elvey
- Stoll Film Company
- A.E.W. Mason
- Sinclair Hill
A French investigator unravels a murder mystery at a Monte Carlo villa. Show full synopsis. The opening titles of the continental murder-mystery At the Villa Rose tell us that much of the film was "acted and photographed on the Riviera and on the Mediterranean coast".
- Maurice Elvey
- Stoll Film Company
- A.E.W. Mason
- Sinclair Hill
Overview. Inspector Hanaud is asked to investigate a murder in which a young woman is accused of killing her wealthy employer in a Riviera mansion and then running away. She is innocent, but the villain is able to make her seem guilty. Hanaud uncovers the truth, that the murder was the result of a jewel robbery gone wrong. Maurice Elvey. Director.
Inspector Hanaud is asked to investigate a murder in which a young woman is accused of killing her wealthy employer in a Riviera mansion and then running away. She is innocent, but the villain is able to make her seem guilty.
