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The Firebird
The Firebird

The Firebird

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MysteryDrama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

74 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

03 November 1934

Country

United States of America

Cast

Verree Teasdale

Verree Teasdale

Carola Pointer

Ricardo Cortez

Ricardo Cortez

Herman Brandt

Lionel Atwill

Lionel Atwill

John Pointer

Anita Louise

Anita Louise

Mariette Pointer

C. Aubrey Smith

C. Aubrey Smith

Police Inspector Miller

Dorothy Tree

Dorothy Tree

Mrs. Jolan Brandt

Helen Trenholme

Helen Trenholme

Mlle. Josephine Mousquet, the Governess

Hobart Cavanaugh

Hobart Cavanaugh

Emile, Brandt's Valet

Robert Barrat

Robert Barrat

Halasz, the Apartment House Manager

Hal K. Dawson

Hal K. Dawson

Assistant Stage Manager

Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks

Mr. Beyer, the Stage Manager

Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters

Max Bauer, the Porter

Etienne Girardot

Etienne Girardot

Professor Peterson

Florence Fair

Florence Fair

Thelma, the Pointer's Maid

Nan Grey

Nan Grey

Alice von Attem

Skippy

Skippy

Rex

Otto Lang

Otto Lang

Second Policeman (uncredited)

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