Premiere

In Paris a leading theatre impresario is murdered on opening night, shortly after replacing his leading lady. A police Inspector in the audience takes over the investigation. The film was shot at Elstree Studios. It was a close remake of the 1937 Austrian film Premiere and re-used a number of musical scenes from the original which were dubbed into English.

John Lodge

Inspector Bonnard

Judy Kelly

Carmen Daviot

Joan Marion

Lydia Lavalle

Hugh Williams

Nissen, Rene

Edward Chapman

Lohrmann

Steven Geray

Frolich

Wallace Geoffrey

Renoir

Geoffrey Sumner

Captain Curry

Joss Ambler

Spectator

Jack Lambert

Stage Manager

Joyce Heron

Dancer

• Walter SummersDirector
• Otto KanturekDirector
• F. McGrew WillisWriter
• Max WallnerWriter
• Friedrich DammannWriter
• Walter C. MycroftProducer

Release date

January 20, 1938

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 8m

Genres

Mystery

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