The Teeth of the Tiger
Cast & Crew
Chet Withey
David Powell
Marguerite Courtot
Templar Saxe
Myrtle Stedman
Joseph Herbert
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Living quietly under the assumed name Paul Sernine, reformed gentleman crook Arsene Lupin is summoned to protect his invalid, wealthy friend Henry Forbes. Despite the watchfulness of Paul and Alexandre Mazeroux, a fellow criminal turned detective, Forbes is murdered. French detective Jabot and the New York detective force have many suspects including Paul, Marie Forbes, the dead man's widow who is suspected on the basis of an apple found with an imprint of her teeth on it, Gordon Savage, her lover, and Florence Chandler, Forbes' secretary and beneficiary under his will. After a series of traps, false arrests, chases through secret passageways, and an escape from handcuffs, Paul deduces that the true criminal is Doctor Varney, who cared for Forbes. Paul prevents Varney from blowing up the house, and at the same time wins the affections of Florence.
Director
Chet Withey
Cast
David Powell
Marguerite Courtot
Templar Saxe
Myrtle Stedman
Joseph Herbert
Charles L. Macdonald
William Riley Hatch
Charles Gerard
Frederick Burton
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
A 1941 item in the Paramount Studio records places Rudolph de Cordova in the cast. In a contemporary trade article, William Cameron Menzies, then on the art staff of Famous Players-Lasky, is credited with the task of sketching the office of the chief of detectives at New York's Police Headquarters for the purpose of reproducing it as a set. The role of Florence Chandler was originally filled by Anna Lehr, who was replaced by Marguerite Courtot in the middle of shooting due to the former's illness. Wid's credits J. Barlatier (probably Andre Barlatier) with the film's cinematography, but other contemporary sources credit Al Ligouri. For information on other films based on the Arsene Lupin character, see the above listing for Arsene Lupin.
