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The Firebird

Herman Brandt, a handsome but overly conceited actor, lives in the same apartment building in Vienna as Carola and John Pointer and their 18-year-old daughter Mariette. One day, as Carola leaves the building, Brandt catches her in the stairwell and proposes she "visit" him at his apartment after everyone has gone to bed. Shocked and offended at his brazenness, she complains to the building manager, who orders Brandt to leave. He refuses, so the Pointers decide that they will move out instead. While they're packing, the police show up at their apartment with some bad news--Brandt has been found murdered, shot in the head. Inspector Muller, the detective investigating the murder, discovers that there is more to this case than meets the eye.

1934 |1h 14m |  Mystery, Drama

Cast

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Verree Teasdale

Carola Pointer

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Ricardo Cortez

Herman Brandt

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Lionel Atwill

John Pointer

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Anita Louise

Mariette Pointer

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C. Aubrey Smith

Police Inspector Miller

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Dorothy Tree

Mrs. Jolan Brandt

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Hobart Cavanaugh

Emile, Brandt's Valet

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Robert Barrat

Halasz, the Apartment House Manager

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Hal K. Dawson

Assistant Stage Manager

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Russell Hicks

Mr. Beyer, the Stage Manager

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Spencer Charters

Max Bauer, the Porter

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Etienne Girardot

Professor Peterson

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Florence Fair

Thelma, the Pointer's Maid

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Nan Grey

Alice von Attem

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Skippy

Rex

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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