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Accused is a 1936 British mystery film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Dolores del Río and Florence Desmond. It was made at Isleworth Studios by the independent Criterion Films, which Fairbanks was a co-owner of. The film's sets were designed by Edward Carrick.
Tony Seymour and his partner Gaby Ramarios are a dance team who perform an Apache specialty number, which ends with Tony, via a steel waistcoat with a scabbard arrangement, getting a knife plunged into his back, but he is unharmed since Gaby is an expert knife thrower.
- (67)
- Crime, Drama
- Thornton Freeland
- 1937-01-08
Synopsis by Hal Erickson. Accused is a British melodrama starring American actor (and confirmed Anglophile) Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Somewhat incongruously cast as an Apache dancer, Fairbanks and his dance partner/wife Dolores Del Rio headline a Paris musical.
Accused (Thornton Freeland, 1936) 6/10 Nifty little British murder-mystery which incorporates itself into the musical genre. The aging leading lady (Florence Desmond) of a tawdry musical stage show in Paris comes on to an actor (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) who rejects her advances.
- Thornton Freeland
- Criterion Film Productions Ltd.
Tony and his dance partner/wife Gaby headline a Paris musical. Tony becomes the unwilling target for the attentions of performer Yvette. She is later murdered with the dagger used by Tony and his wife in their act, and Gaby is accused of the crime.
Accused (1936) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Accused is a film directed by Thornton Freeland with Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Dolores del Rio, Florence Desmond, Basil Sydney .... Year: 1936. Original title: Accused. Synopsis: Two dance partners become embroiled in a murder mystery when one of the dancers is accused of murder.You can watch Accused through on the platforms:
