At the Villa Rose (1930 film)

For the 1940 film adaptation, see At the Villa Rose (1940 film).

At the Villa Rose
Directed by	Leslie S. Hiscott
Produced by	Henry Edwards Julius Hagen
Written by	A.E.W. Mason (novel) Cyril Twyford
Starring	Norah Baring Richard Cooper Austin Trevor
Music by	John Greenwood
Cinematography	Sydney Blythe
Distributed by	Warner Brothers (UK) British International Pictures (US)
Release date(s)	30 May 1930 (US)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

At the Villa Rose is a 1930 British Mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Norah Baring, Richard Cooper and Austin Trevor. It marked the screen debut of Northern Irish actor Trevor.

Production

The film is based on the 1910 novel At the Villa Rose by A.E.W. Mason and features his fictional detective Inspector Hanuad. It was made at Twickenham Film Studios in St Margarets, Middlesex. A French-language version was made simultaneously at Twickenham and the production was announced as being the first bilingual film made in Britain.^[1]

It was released in the United States under the alternative title of Mystery at the Villa Rose.

Cast

• Norah Baring - Celia Harland
• Richard Cooper - Inspector Hanaud
• Austin Trevor - Ricardo
• Barbara Gott - Madame D'Auvray
• Francis Lister - Weathermill
• Amy Brandon Thomas - Mrs Starling
• Violet Farebrother - Helen
• John F. Hamilton - Mr Starling

References

1. ^ Richards p.41-42

Bibliography

• Richards, Jeffrey (ed.) The Unknown 1930s: An Alternative History of the British Cinema, 1929-1939. I.B. Tauris, 1998.

External links

At the Villa Rose (1930 film) at the Internet Movie Database