The Chinese Puzzle (1932 film)

The Chinese Puzzle
Directed by	Guy Newall
Written by	H. Fowler Mear
Based on	The Chinese Puzzle by Frances Barclay and Leon M. Lion
Produced by	Julius Hagen
Starring	Leon M. Lion Austin Trevor Lilian Braithwaite Elizabeth Allan
Production company	Julius Hagen Productions
Distributed by	Woolf and Freedman Film Service
Release date	21 March 1932 (1932-03-21)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Chinese Puzzle is a 1932 British crime film directed by Guy Newall and starring Leon M. Lion, Austin Trevor, Lilian Braithwaite, Elizabeth Allan and Francis L. Sullivan.[1]

It was shot at Twickenham Studios in London, controlled by the independent producer Julius Hagen.[2] The film is based on the play The Chinese Puzzle by Frances Barclay and Leon M. Lion which had previously been made into a film The Chinese Puzzle in 1919.

Cast

• Leon M. Lion as Marquis Li Chung
• Lilian Braithwaite as Lady de la Haye
• Elizabeth Allan as Naomi Melsham
• Austin Trevor as Paul Markatel
• James Raglan as Sir Charles
• Jane Welsh as Victoria
• C. M. Hallard as Sir Aylmer Brent
• Mabel Sealby as Mrs. Melsham
• Francis L. Sullivan as Herman Strumm
• Charles Carson as Armand de Rochecorbon
• George Carr as Dr. Fu Yang

References

1. BFI Database entry
2. Wood p.74

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• The Chinese Puzzle at IMDb