The Firebird
The Firebird

Movie·1934·1h 14m

The Firebird

Directed By

William Dieterle

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

Herman Brandt, a handsome but overly conceited actor, lives in the same apartment building in Vienna as Carola and John Pointer and their 18-year-old daughter Mariette. One day, as Carola leaves the building, Brandt catches her in the stairwell and proposes she "visit" him at his apartment after everyone has gone to bed. Shocked and offended at his brazenness, she complains to the building manager, who orders Brandt to leave. He refuses, so the Pointers decide that they will move out instead. While they're packing, the police show up at their apartment with some bad news--Brandt has been found murdered, shot in the head. Inspector Muller, the detective investigating the murder, discovers that there is more to this case than meets the eye.

Written By

Charles Kenyon

Producer

Gilbert Miller

Cinematography

Ernest Haller

Editor

Ralph Dawson

Themes

beautiful womanvienna, austriaapartment buildingpre-codepolice inspectorlotharioprotective mother

Production House

Warner Bros. Pictures

Audience Score

64%

5 votes

Skip12%
Timepass29%
Go for it37%
Perfection22%

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Cast

Verree Teasdale

Verree Teasdale

Carola Pointer

Ricardo Cortez

Ricardo Cortez

Herman Brandt

Lionel Atwill

Lionel Atwill

John Pointer

Anita Louise

Anita Louise

Mariette Pointer

C. Aubrey Smith

C. Aubrey Smith

Police Inspector Miller

Dorothy Tree

Dorothy Tree

Mrs. Jolan Brandt

Helen Trenholme

Mlle. Josephine Mousquet, the Governess

Hobart Cavanaugh

Hobart Cavanaugh

Emile, Brandt's Valet

Robert Barrat

Robert Barrat

Halasz, the Apartment House Manager

Hal K. Dawson

Hal K. Dawson

Assistant Stage Manager

Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks

Mr. Beyer, the Stage Manager

Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters

Max Bauer, the Porter

Etienne Girardot

Etienne Girardot

Professor Peterson

Florence Fair

Florence Fair

Thelma, the Pointer's Maid

Nan Grey

Nan Grey

Alice von Attem

Skippy

Rex

Otto Lang

Second Policeman (uncredited)

// crew

Crew

William Dieterle

William Dieterle

Director

Charles Kenyon

Screenplay

Gilbert Miller

Producer

Ernest Haller

Ernest Haller

Director of Photography

Ralph Dawson

Editor

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