The House of the Arrow (1953 film)
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Directed byMichael Anderson
Written byEdward Dryhurst
Based onThe House of the Arrow
by A. E. W. Mason
by A. E. W. Mason
Produced byVaughan N. Dean
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| Directed by | Michael Anderson |
| Written by | Edward Dryhurst |
| Based on | The House of the Arrow by A. E. W. Mason |
| Produced by | Vaughan N. Dean |
| Starring | Oskar Homolka Yvonne Furneaux Robert Urquhart and |
| Cinematography | Erwin Hillier |
| Edited by | Edward B. Jarvis |
| Music by | Gerald Crossman |
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| Distributed by | Associated British-Pathé (UK) |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The House of the Arrow is a 1953 British mystery film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Oskar Homolka, Robert Urquhart and Yvonne Furneaux.[1] It was written by Edward Dryhurst and is the fourth film version of the 1924 novel The House of the Arrow by A. E. W. Mason, featuring his French detective Inspector Hanaud.[2]
Madame Harlowe angers her brother-in-law Boris Wabersky when she bequeathes all her money to her adopted niece, Betty Harlowe. Boris accuses Betty of poisoning her aunt for the money. Inspector Hanaud believes that Madame Harlowe's death is linked to a recent series of poison pen letters sent to people in Dijon. He later finds that she was killed by an arrow dipped in poison.
Cast
- Oskar Homolka as Inspector Hanaud
- Robert Urquhart as Jim Frobisher
- Yvonne Furneaux as Betty Harlowe
- Josephine Griffin as Ann Upcott
- Harold Kasket as Boris Wabersky
- Pierre Lefevre as Detective Maurice Thevenet
- Pierre Chaminade as Detective Moreau
- Jacques Cey as Police Commissaire Giradot
- Keith Pyott as Gaston, the butler
- Andrea Lea as Francine, the maid
- Rene Leplay as Hanaud's Clerk
- Anthony Nicholls as Lawyer Jarrett
- Ruth Lodge as Nurse Jeanne Baudin