Premiere

Premiere

7.5IMDb Score
Released:1938-01-20
Genre:Mystery
Duration:68 min
Director:Walter Summers, Otto Kanturek
Actors:John Lodge, Judy Kelly, Joan Marion, Hugh Williams, Edward Chapman
Production:
Keywords:bfi

Overview:

In Paris a leading theatre impresario is murdered on opening night, shortly after replacing his leading lady. A police Inspector in the audience takes over the investigation. The film was shot at Elstree Studios. It was a close remake of the 1937 Austrian film Premiere and re-used a number of musical scenes from the original which were dubbed into English.

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