''Le cap perdu'' (''The Lost Cape'') is a 1931

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directed by

Ewald André Dupont Ewald André Dupont (25 December 1891 – 12 December 1956) was a German film director, one of the pioneers of the Cinema of Germany, German film industry. He was often credited as E. A. Dupont. Early career A newspaper columnist in 1916, Dupont ...

and starring

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, Henri Bosc and

Jean-Max Jean-Max (1895–1970) was a French film actor.Goble p.106 Selected filmography * ''The Prosecutor Hallers'' (1930) * ''Le cap perdu'' (1931) * '' The Unknown Singer'' (1931) * ''The Darling of Paris'' (1931) * '' Suzanne'' (1932) * ''Once Upon a ...

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version of the film ''

Cape Forlorn ''Cape Forlorn'' is a 1931 British drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Fay Compton, Frank Harvey and Ian Hunter. It was the English-language version of a British International Pictures multiple-language production with Fr ...

'' made by

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intended for distribution in France. A German-language version ''

Menschen im Käfig ''Menschen im Käfig'' (''People in the Cage'') is a 1930 British-made drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Conrad Veidt, Fritz Kortner and Tala Birell. It was the German-language version of the 1931 British International Pict ...

'' was also released. It was based on a story by Frank Harvey.

Partial cast

- Le Capitaine Kell * Henri Bosc - Kingsley * Jean Max - Le matelot Cass * Marcelle Romée - Hélène

References

External links

* 1931 films 1931 drama films 1930s French-language films British multilingual films Films directed by E. A. Dupont British drama films British black-and-white films 1931 multilingual films Films set in lighthouses Films shot at British International Pictures Studios 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-film-stub