El hombre que asesinó


1h 9m 1932

Film Details

Also Known As
Stamboul
Release Date
Jan 1932
Premiere Information
Bilbao, Spain opening: 13 Jan 1932; San Juan, Puerto Rico opening: 12 Mar 1932; Los Angeles opening: 22 Sep 1932
Production Company
Paramount British Productions
Distribution Company
Paramount Publix Corp.
Country
Great Britain and United States
Location
Elstree,Great Britain
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel L'homme qui assassina by Claude Farrère (Paris, 1907) and the play of the same name by Pierre Frondaie (Paris, 19 Dec 1912).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 9m
Film Length
6,200ft (7 reels)

Synopsis

Colonel De Sevigné is invited to Istanbul by Marshal Mehemed Pachá, an old friend whose life he saved in battle and who is now chief of police. During his visit, De Sevigné falls in love with Lady María Falkland, a young English woman married to a neglectful husband and the mother of a young boy, who is the only consolation in her miserable marriage. Lord Falkland, who is having an affair with his wife's cousin, plans to put his wife in a compromising situation so that he can seek custody of their son when they divorce. However, before he can accomplish this, he is stabbed to death by the colonel. Although De Sevigné confesses to the police, Pachá destroys all the evidence that might incriminate his friend, and De Sevigné is freed.

Film Details

Also Known As
Stamboul
Release Date
Jan 1932
Premiere Information
Bilbao, Spain opening: 13 Jan 1932; San Juan, Puerto Rico opening: 12 Mar 1932; Los Angeles opening: 22 Sep 1932
Production Company
Paramount British Productions
Distribution Company
Paramount Publix Corp.
Country
Great Britain and United States
Location
Elstree,Great Britain
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel L'homme qui assassina by Claude Farrère (Paris, 1907) and the play of the same name by Pierre Frondaie (Paris, 19 Dec 1912).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 9m
Film Length
6,200ft (7 reels)

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Notes

This was a Spanish-language version of the British-Paramount film Stamboul, which also was directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki, and starred Rosita Moreno and Warwick Ward. No reviews were located for this film. The running time listed was calculated from footage given in NYSA records. No information has been located concerning any showings of the English-language version in the U.S.