Das Geheimnis von Malampur (1940)
Leslie, Frau des englischen Pflanzers Robert Crosbie, lebt in der Nähe von Singapur. Als sie Jeff Hammond aus nächster Nähe erschießt, gerät sie rasch unter Mordverdacht. Ihr Mann Robert und die feine englische Gesellschaft Singapurs vertrauen jedoch ihrer lebhaften Schilderung, wonach sie nur in Notwehr ihre Ehre gegenüber dem zudringlichen Hammond verteidigt habe. Roberts bester Freund, der Anwalt Howard Joyce, übernimmt Leslies Verteidigung...
Der Regisseur:
William Wyler
Der Autor:
Howard Koch
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Bette Davis as Leslie Crosbie |
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Herbert Marshall as Robert Crosbie |
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James Stephenson as Howard Joyce |
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Frieda Inescort as Dorothy Joyce |
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Gale Sondergaard as Mrs. Hammond |
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Bruce Lester as John Withers |
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Elizabeth Inglis as Adele Ainsworth |
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Cecil Kellaway as Prescott |
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Victor Sen Yung as Ong Chi Seng |
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Doris Lloyd as Mrs. Cooper |
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Willie Fung as Chung Hi |
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Tetsu Komai as Head Boy |
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Zita Baca as Woman (uncredited) |
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Brooks Benedict as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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William A. Boardway as Trial Spectator (uncredited) |
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David Bruce as Man (uncredited) |
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James Carlisle as Attorney (uncredited) |
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George Ford as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Roland Got as Man (uncredited) |
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Sam Harris as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Holmes Herbert as Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited) |
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Charles Irwin as Bob's Friend (uncredited) |
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Pete G. Katchenaro as Man (uncredited) |
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Crauford Kent as Robert's Friend at Bar (uncredited) |
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Carl M. Leviness as Trial Spectator (uncredited) |
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Al Lloyd as Man at Trial (uncredited) |
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Robert Locke Lorraine as Trial Spectator (uncredited) |
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Philo McCullough as Trial Spectator (uncredited) |
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Leonard Mudie as Fred (uncredited) |
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David Newell as Geoffrey Hammond (uncredited) |
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Paul Panzer as Trial Spectator (uncredited) |
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Thomas Pogue as Juror #10 (uncredited) |
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John Ridgely as Driver (uncredited) |
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Leslie Sketchley as Trial Spectator (uncredited) |
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Douglas Walton as Well Wisher (uncredited) |
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Leo White as Man at Trial (uncredited) |
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Otto Yamaoka as Bartender at Party (uncredited) |
| Production | Robert Lord | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Jack L. Warner | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Sound | Dolph Thomas | Sound |
| Sound | Leo F. Forbstein | Music Director |
| Sound | Hugo Friedhofer | Orchestrator |
| Crew | John Villasin | Technical Advisor |
| Crew | Louis Vincenot | Technical Advisor |
| Directing | William Wyler | Director |
| Writing | W. Somerset Maugham | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Howard Koch | Screenplay |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Production | William Wyler | Producer |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Tony Gaudio | Director of Photography |
| Editing | George Amy | Editor |
| Editing | Warren Low | Editor |
| Art | Carl Jules Weyl | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordon Bau | Makeup Artist |