The White Cockatoo (1935)
In a spooky hotel on the coast of France, two bands of crooks are working independently of the other in an attempt to steal the inherited fortune of an American girl, Sue Tally. Along the way the heiress is kidnapped, three murders are committed, a girl appears in two places at once, mysterious persons roam about the old hotel at night and mysteriously disappear, and there is a hidden room without any doors.
Director:
Alan Crosland
Writers:
Ben Markson, Lillie Hayward.
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Jean Muir as Sue Talley |
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Ricardo Cortez as Jim Sundean |
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Ruth Donnelly as Mrs. Byng |
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Minna Gombell as Grete Lovscheim |
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Walter Kingsford as Marcus Lovscheim |
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John Eldredge as Francis Talley |
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Gordon Westcott as Dr. Roberts |
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Addison Richards as David Lorn |
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Pauline Garon as Marianne |
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Arnaud de Bordes as Marcel |
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Ben Hewlett as Michael Stravsky |
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André Cheron as Commissaire of Police |
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Georges Renavent as Pierre |
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Noel Francis as Elise |
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Paul Panzer as The Chef (uncredited) |
| Writing | Ben Markson | Screenplay |
| Directing | Alan Crosland | Director |
| Writing | Lillie Hayward | Screenplay |
| Production | Maxwell Arnow | Casting Director |
| Writing | Mignon G. Eberhart | Novel |
| Crew | Arthur Greville Collins | Dialogue Coach |
| Editing | Clarence Kolster | Editor |
| Camera | Tony Gaudio | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
| Sound | Leo F. Forbstein | Conductor |
| Production | Henry Blanke | Producer |
| Directing | Lee Katz | Assistant Director |
| Production | William Maybery | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Russel Trost | Casting Associate |
| Art | John Hughes | Art Direction |