The Veiled Woman is a 1929 American Synchronized sound drama film directed by Emmett J. Flynn and starring Lia Torá, Lupita Tovar and Walter McGrail, also featuring Bela Lugosi.[1] While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film Movietone process. This film was initially advertised as being an All-Talking sound film, but at the last minute, the producer decided to film it as a Synchronized sound film.
Plot
The film is told in flashbacks by Nanon (Lia Tora) who tells a virginal young girl (Lupita Tovar) four stories of men she knew in her past, one of whom she accidentally killed in self defense while working as a roulette girl in a casino. Nanon fled the scene of the murder. Later on, Nanon married a well-to-do socialite named Pierre, but he left her when he learned about her unsavory past. In the end, Nanon is unexpectedly reunited with Pierre, who is now working for a living as a cab driver.
Cast
- Lia Torá as Nanon
- Paul Vincent as Pierre
- Walter McGrail as Diplomatic Attaché
- Josef Swickard as Col. De Selincourt
- Lupita Tovar as Young Girl
- Bela Lugosi as Nanon's murdered suitor
- Kenneth Thomson as Dr. Donald Ross
- André Cheron as Count De Bracchi
- Ivan Lebedeff as Capt. Paul Fevier
- Maude George as Countess De Bracchi
See also
References
- ^ Kohner p. 347
Bibliography
- Pancho Kohner. Lupita Tovar The Sweetheart of Mexico. Xlibris Corporation, 2011.[self-published source]
External links
- The Veiled Woman at IMDb
- Stills at the Bela Lugosi blog