The Face at the Window (1939)

Review: The Face at the Window (1939)

Director: George King

Cast: Tod Slaughter, Marjorie Taylor, John Warwick, Aubrey Mallalieu, Robert Adair,

Tod Slaughter
Tod Slaughter
Marjorie Taylor
Marjorie Taylor
John Warwick
John Warwick
Aubrey Mallalieu
Aubrey Mallalieu
Robert Adair
Robert Adair

Plot: In 1880, the criminal called The Wolf is responsible for a murderous rampage in France. When the Brisson Bank is robbed in Paris and the employee Michelle is murdered, the wealthy Chevalier Lucio del Gardo is the only chance to save the bank. Chevalier proposes to the owner M. de Brisson to deposit a large amount of gold, but in return he would like to marry his daughter Cecile. However, Cecile is in love with the efficient clerk Lucien Cortier that belongs to the lower classes and refuses the engagement. In order to get rid off the rival, Chevalier uses evidences to incriminate Lucien, manipulating the incompetent Parisian chief of police.

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