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The White Cockatoo
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The White Cockatoo 1935 Directed by Alan Crosland

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Mystery
Release Date 29 January 1935
73 mins
Cast
Jean Muir
Jean Muir Sue Talley
Ricardo Cortez
Ricardo Cortez Jim Sundean
Ruth Donnelly
Ruth Donnelly Mrs. Byng
Minna Gombell
Minna Gombell Grete Lovscheim
Walter Kingsford
Walter Kingsford Marcus Lovscheim
John Eldredge
John Eldredge Francis Talley
Gordon Westcott
Gordon Westcott Dr. Roberts
Addison Richards
Addison Richards David Lorn
Pauline Garon
Pauline Garon Marianne
Arnaud de Bordes
Arnaud de Bordes Marcel
Ben Hewlett
Ben Hewlett Michael Stravsky
André Cheron
André Cheron Commissaire of Police
Georges Renavent
Georges Renavent Pierre
Noel Francis
Noel Francis Elise
Paul Panzer
Paul Panzer The Chef (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Alan Crosland
Alan Crosland
Writers
Ben Markson
Ben Markson
Lillie Hayward
Lillie Hayward
Producer
Henry Blanke
Henry Blanke
Cinematography
Tony Gaudio
Tony Gaudio
Editor
Clarence Kolster
Clarence Kolster
Original Writer
Mignon G. Eberhart
Mignon G. Eberhart
Art Direction
John Hughes
John Hughes
Costume Design
Orry-Kelly
Orry-Kelly
Music
Leo F. Forbstein
Leo F. Forbstein
Casting
Maxwell Arnow
Maxwell Arnow
Assistant Director
Lee Katz
Lee Katz
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