The Malay Dagger (French: Le poignard malais) is a 1931 French crime film directed by Roger Goupillières and starring Jean Marchat, Gaby Basset and Jean Toulout.[1] It was based on a short story by Tristan Bernard.[2] It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé-Natan in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.

The Malay Dagger
Directed byRoger Goupillières
Written byJean Aragny
Tristan Bernard
StarringJean Marchat
Gaby Basset
Jean Toulout
CinematographyFédote Bourgasoff
René Colas
Music byJean Eblinger
Production
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Distributed byPathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date
  • 30 January 1931 (1931-01-30)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

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References

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  1. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.94
  2. ^ Goble p.37

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1988.
  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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