The Burning Crucible (1923)

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Released:
1923-08-04

Overview:
A woman, named simply "Elle" and her husband, a wealthy industrialist, are not on the best of terms. While she enjoys the way he caters to her every whim, she wonders whether he really loves her. He, on the other hand, torments himself by imagining rivals. One morning she awakens from a nightmare in which she has been pursued by a man in various guises, who turns out to be the famous Detective Z, whose memoirs she has been reading. When she and her husband quarrel over leaving Paris permanently for a country estate, he goes to the "Trouve Tout" Agency and hires, of all people, Detective Z, to win back her affection.

Director:
Ivan Mosjoukine

Runtime:
1h 37min

Genre:
Comedy, Drama, Mystery

  • Cast:
  • Ivan Mosjoukine
    as
    Zed, le détective
  • Nathalie Lissenko
    as
    Elle
  • Nicolas Koline
    as
    Le mari
  • Camille Bardou
    as
    Le président du Club
  • Huguette Delacroix
    as
    La Grand Mère