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The House of a Thousand Candles is a 1936 American thriller film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Phillips Holmes, Mae Clarke and Irving Pichel. It is based on the 1906 novel by Meredith Nicholson.
There's a spy ring going on in this high-class casino that leads to murder, robbery and glamorous intrigue. Phillip Holmes ("An American Tragedy") and Mae Clarke (Cagney's "grapefruit" girl) are the young lovers who hold "the future of Europe" in their hands as they come across the ring strictly by accident. Irving Pichel ("Dracula's Daughter ...
The House of a Thousand Candles: Directed by Arthur Lubin. With Phillips Holmes, Mae Clarke, Irving Pichel, Rosita Moreno. An English diplomat's (Phillips Holmes) girlfriend (Mae Clarke) tags along as he takes a coded message to Geneva.
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- Action, Romance
- Arthur Lubin
- 1936-04-03
En route to Geneva by train, Tony is drugged by sexy cabaret dancer Raquel, who promptly steals the message -- only to be murdered by sinister master spy Sebastian, owner of a posh gambling casino known as The House of a Thousand Candles.
- Arthur Lubin
- Republic Pictures
Premiere: USA. April 3, 1936. Production Companies. Republic Pictures. Action. Romance. Based on Book. Black and White. An English diplomat’s (Phillips Holmes) girlfriend (Mae Clarke) tags along as he takes a coded message to Geneva.
- Arthur Lubin
- Republic Pictures
- Phillips Holmes
- United States
Based on a novel by Meredith Nicholson, The House of 1000 Candles is one of the slickest films ever to emerge from the Nat Levine unit at Republic. Phillips Holmes stars as diplomatic courier Tony Carleton, who's been entrusted with a secret message vital to the cause of International peace.
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1h 11m. Approved. Action/Romance. Cast. Phillips Holmes (Tony Carleton) Mae Clarke (Carol Vincent) Irving Pichel (Anton Sebastian) Rosita Moreno (Raquel) Fred Walton (Alf) Hedwiga Reicher (Maria)...