The Firebird (1934)
Herman Brandt, a handsome but overly conceited actor, lives in the same apartment building in Vienna as Carola and John Pointer and their 18-year-old daughter Mariette. One day, as Carola leaves the building, Brandt catches her in the stairwell and proposes she "visit" him at his apartment after everyone has gone to bed. Shocked and offended at his brazenness, she complains to the building manager, who orders Brandt to leave. He refuses, so the Pointers decide that they will move out instead. While they're packing, the police show up at their apartment with some bad news--Brandt has been found murdered, shot in the head. Inspector Muller, the detective investigating the murder, discovers that there is more to this case than meets the eye.
Director:
William Dieterle
Writer:
Charles Kenyon
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Verree Teasdale as Carola Pointer |
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Ricardo Cortez as Herman Brandt |
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Lionel Atwill as John Pointer |
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Anita Louise as Mariette Pointer |
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C. Aubrey Smith as Police Inspector Miller |
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Dorothy Tree as Mrs. Jolan Brandt |
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Helen Trenholme as Mlle. Josephine Mousquet, the Governess |
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Hobart Cavanaugh as Emile, Brandt's Valet |
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Robert Barrat as Halasz, the Apartment House Manager |
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Hal K. Dawson as Assistant Stage Manager |
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Russell Hicks as Mr. Beyer, the Stage Manager |
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Spencer Charters as Max Bauer, the Porter |
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Etienne Girardot as Professor Peterson |
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Florence Fair as Thelma, the Pointer's Maid |
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Nan Grey as Alice von Attem |
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Skippy as Rex |
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Otto Lang as Second Policeman (uncredited) |
| Directing | William Dieterle | Director |
| Writing | Charles Kenyon | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lajos Zilahy | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Jeffrey Dell | Adaptation |
| Production | Gilbert Miller | Producer |
| Sound | Leo F. Forbstein | Music |
| Camera | Ernest Haller | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ralph Dawson | Editor |
| Art | Anton Grot | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
