''Compliments of Mister Flow'' or ''Mister Flow'' is a 1936 French

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directed by

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and starring

Fernand Gravey Fernand Gravey (25 December 1905 in Ixelles (Belgium) – 2 November 1970 in Paris, France),Death certificate # 8/445/1970 also known as Fernand Gravet in the United States, was a Belgian-born French actor. Early life Gravey was the son o ...

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and Louis Jouvet.Greco p.190 It was based on the 1927 novel '' Mister Flow'' by Gaston Leroux. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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s Robert Gys and Léon Barsacq.

Cast

as Antonin Rose *

as Lady Helena Scarlett * Louis Jouvet as Durin / Mr. Flow * Jean Périer as Lord Philippe Scarlett * Vladimir Sokoloff as Merlow *

Jim Gérald Jim Gérald (4 July 1889 – 2 July 1958) was a French actor. Gérald was born Gérald Ernest Cuénod in Paris. He died in Paris in 1958. Selected filmography * ''La légende de soeur Béatrix'' (1923) - Un soudard * ''The Imaginary Voyage' ...

as Le Cubain *

Jean Wall Jean Wall (31 December 1900 – 24 October 1959) was a French stage actor, stage and film actor.Goble p. 306 He also directed two films. Partial filmography * ''La vagabonde'' (1932) – Le peintre Adolphe Taillandy * ''Chair ardente'' (1932) � ...

as Pierre * Mila Parély as Marceline * Victor Vina as Garber * Philippe Richard as Le procureur * Tsugundo Maki as Maki * Yves Gladine as Un inspecteur * Marguerite de Morlaye * Myno Burney * Léon Arvel * Georges Cahuzac

References

Bibliography

* Greco, Joseph. ''The File on Robert Siodmak in Hollywood, 1941-1951''. Universal-Publishers, 1999.

External links

* 1936 films French mystery films 1936 mystery films 1930s French-language films Films based on French novels Films based on works by Gaston Leroux Films directed by Robert Siodmak Films scored by Michel Michelet French black-and-white films Films shot at Billancourt Studios 1930s French films Films with screenplays by Henri Jeanson {{mystery-film-stub