Checkmate (1931 French film)

Checkmate (French: Échec et mat) is a 1931 French mystery crime film directed by Roger Goupillières and starring Dolly Davis, Jean Marchat and Jean-Pierre Aumont. It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé-Natan in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand.

Synopsis

Claude Darblet plans a joke with two of his friends. One of them will pretend to be murdered, with the evidence all pointing at Claude before the prank is revealed. Things then take a dramatic turn when he really turns up dead.

Cast

• Dolly Davis as Aline Rouvray
• Ginette d'Yd as Simone
• Jean Marchat as Claude Darblet
• Jean-Pierre Aumont as Jacques
• Rolla Norman as Monsieur Sylvestre
• Adrien Lamy as Lagoupille
• Daniel Lecourtois as Robert Manoy
• Fernand Mailly as Le commissaire
• Georges Paulais as Le juge
• Robert Tourneur as L'avocat

References

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1988.
• Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

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