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The Sphinx [DVD] [1933]
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Format:DVD
: Program Type:Movie
: Product Name:The Sphinx [DVD] [1933]
: Studio:Film Detective
: Product Tags:DVD
: Region Code:0
A brutal murder has been committed, and an eyewitness has placed wealthy philanthropist Jerome Breen (Lionel Atwill) at the scene of the crime. The prosecution's case hinges on the witness's insistence that Breen approached him and asked for the correct time. But the defense proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that Breen could not have spoken to anyone: Not only has the man been a mute since birth, but his vocal chords have been severed! When several more murders occur, reporter Jack Burton (Theodore Newton) begins to get suspicious, but his sob-sister sweetheart Jerry Crane (Sheila Terry) believes in Breen's innocence and even starts dating the charming, nonverbal millionaire. Only at the end of the film is Breen's horrible secret revealed -- and this could mean curtains for our heroine, who while idly playing Breen's piano has stumbled onto the most damning piece of evidence against her host. Once one of the rarest of the early-talkie ""B"" melodramas, The Sphinx was happily rediscovered in the mid-1970s. While the director creaks a bit, and though the romantic leads are dull as dishwater, the picture is a gem, with Lionel Atwill at the height of his villainous powers. The film was remade in 1941 as The Phantom Killer, with John Hamilton (""Perry White"" on TV's Superman) inadequately cast in the Atwill role.~Hal Erickson
Name : Lionel Atwill: Role : Jerome Breen
Name : Sheila Terry: Role : Jerry Crane
Name : Theodore Newton: Role : Jack Burton
Name : Paul Hurst: Role : Terrence Hogan
Name : Luis Alberni: Role : Bacigalupi
Name : Lucien Prival: Role : Jenks
Name : Paul Fix: Role : Dave Werner
Name : Lillian Leighton: Role : Mrs. Werner
Name : Hooper Atchley: Role : Curran
Name : Wilfred Lucas: Role : Prosecutor
Name : Phil Rosen: Role : Director
Name : Wilfred Lucas: Role : Director
Name : Trem Carr: Role : Producer
Name : Albert E. DeMond: Role : Screenwriter
Name : Gilbert Warrenton: Role : Cinematographer
Name : Abe Meyer: Role : Musical Direction/Supervision
[!Program Type:Movie!] [!Product Name:The Sphinx [DVD] [1933!]] [!Studio:Film Detective!] [!Product Tags:DVD!] [!Region Code:0!] [!Lionel Atwill:Jerome Breen!] [!Sheila Terry:Jerry Crane!] [!Theodore Newton:Jack Burton!] [!Paul Hurst:Terrence Hogan!] [!Luis Alberni:Bacigalupi!] [!Lucien Prival:Jenks!] [!Paul Fix:Dave Werner!] [!Lillian Leighton:Mrs. Werner!] [!Hooper Atchley:Curran!] [!Wilfred Lucas:Prosecutor!] [!Phil Rosen:Director!] [!Wilfred Lucas:Director!] [!Trem Carr:Producer!] [!Albert E. DeMond:Screenwriter!] [!Gilbert Warrenton:Cinematographer!] [!Abe Meyer:Musical Direction/Supervision!]
: Program Type:Movie
: Product Name:The Sphinx [DVD] [1933]
: Studio:Film Detective
: Product Tags:DVD
: Region Code:0
A brutal murder has been committed, and an eyewitness has placed wealthy philanthropist Jerome Breen (Lionel Atwill) at the scene of the crime. The prosecution's case hinges on the witness's insistence that Breen approached him and asked for the correct time. But the defense proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that Breen could not have spoken to anyone: Not only has the man been a mute since birth, but his vocal chords have been severed! When several more murders occur, reporter Jack Burton (Theodore Newton) begins to get suspicious, but his sob-sister sweetheart Jerry Crane (Sheila Terry) believes in Breen's innocence and even starts dating the charming, nonverbal millionaire. Only at the end of the film is Breen's horrible secret revealed -- and this could mean curtains for our heroine, who while idly playing Breen's piano has stumbled onto the most damning piece of evidence against her host. Once one of the rarest of the early-talkie ""B"" melodramas, The Sphinx was happily rediscovered in the mid-1970s. While the director creaks a bit, and though the romantic leads are dull as dishwater, the picture is a gem, with Lionel Atwill at the height of his villainous powers. The film was remade in 1941 as The Phantom Killer, with John Hamilton (""Perry White"" on TV's Superman) inadequately cast in the Atwill role.~Hal Erickson
Name : Lionel Atwill: Role : Jerome Breen
Name : Sheila Terry: Role : Jerry Crane
Name : Theodore Newton: Role : Jack Burton
Name : Paul Hurst: Role : Terrence Hogan
Name : Luis Alberni: Role : Bacigalupi
Name : Lucien Prival: Role : Jenks
Name : Paul Fix: Role : Dave Werner
Name : Lillian Leighton: Role : Mrs. Werner
Name : Hooper Atchley: Role : Curran
Name : Wilfred Lucas: Role : Prosecutor
Name : Phil Rosen: Role : Director
Name : Wilfred Lucas: Role : Director
Name : Trem Carr: Role : Producer
Name : Albert E. DeMond: Role : Screenwriter
Name : Gilbert Warrenton: Role : Cinematographer
Name : Abe Meyer: Role : Musical Direction/Supervision
[!Program Type:Movie!] [!Product Name:The Sphinx [DVD] [1933!]] [!Studio:Film Detective!] [!Product Tags:DVD!] [!Region Code:0!] [!Lionel Atwill:Jerome Breen!] [!Sheila Terry:Jerry Crane!] [!Theodore Newton:Jack Burton!] [!Paul Hurst:Terrence Hogan!] [!Luis Alberni:Bacigalupi!] [!Lucien Prival:Jenks!] [!Paul Fix:Dave Werner!] [!Lillian Leighton:Mrs. Werner!] [!Hooper Atchley:Curran!] [!Wilfred Lucas:Prosecutor!] [!Phil Rosen:Director!] [!Wilfred Lucas:Director!] [!Trem Carr:Producer!] [!Albert E. DeMond:Screenwriter!] [!Gilbert Warrenton:Cinematographer!] [!Abe Meyer:Musical Direction/Supervision!]
