The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1931 film)

The Perfume of the Lady in Black
Directed by	Marcel L'Herbier
Written by	Gaston Leroux (novel) Marcel L'Herbier
Produced by	Adolphe Osso
Starring	Roland Toutain Huguette Duflos Marcel Vibert
Cinematography	Louis Page Georges Périnal
Edited by	Suzanne Catelain Lothar Wolff
Production company	Les Films Osso
Distributed by	Les Films Osso
Release date	6 November 1931 (1931-11-06)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Perfume of the Lady in Black (French: Le parfum de la dame en noir) is a 1931 French mystery film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Roland Toutain, Huguette Duflos, and Marcel Vibert.^[1] It is an adaptation of the 1908 novel The Perfume of the Lady in Black by Gaston Leroux featuring the detective Joseph Rouletabille. It follows on from L'Herbier's The Mystery of the Yellow Room made the previous year.

It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild.

Cast

• Roland Toutain as Joseph Rouletabille
• Huguette Duflos as Mathilde
• Marcel Vibert as Le vieux Bob
• Léon Belières as Sainclair
• Edmond Van Daële as Robert Darzac
• Wera Engels as Edith Rance
• Kissa Kouprine as Marie
• Henri Kerny as Le père Jacques
• Michel Kovally as Le prince Galitch

References

1. Spicer p.455

Bibliography

• Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
• Spicer, Andrew. Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press, 2010.

External links

• The Perfume of the Lady in Black at IMDb