The Peacock Fan is a 1929 American silent mystery film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Lucien Prival, Dorothy Dwan and Tom O'Brien.[1] A review in Variety described it as a "fairly interesting melodrama of the who-killed-Reginald-Moneybags school".
| The Peacock Fan | |
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| Directed by | Phil Rosen |
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| Produced by | Lon Young |
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| Cinematography | M.A. Anderson |
| Edited by | James Sweeney |
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| Distributed by | Chesterfield Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
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Synopsis
editIn China a peacock fan causes a jealous husband to murder his wife. Many years later in the United States, a wealthy collector who now owns the fan is found murdered. Doctor Chang Dorfman takes over the investigation and assembles the twelve likely suspects together.
Cast
edit- Lucien Prival as Dr. Chang Dorfman
- Dorothy Dwan as Peggy Kendall
- Tom O'Brien as Sgt. O'Brien
- Rosemary Theby as Mrs. Rossmore
- Carlton S. King as Mr. Rossmore
- Gladden James as Bertram Leslie
- David Findlay as Jerry Carlyle
- James Wilcox as Bob Kendall
- Fred Malatesta as Thomas Elton
- Alice True as Lily
- Spencer Bell as Arthur
- J.C. Fowler as Dr. Whalen
- Lotus Long as Feliti—prologue
- Fujii Kishii as Okuri—prologue
- Wing Foo as Men Ching—prologue
References
edit- ^ Pitts p.87
Bibliography
edit- Michael R. Pitts. Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.
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