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The Firebird

The Firebird

Nov 03, 1934 1h 14m
5.5
4 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title The Firebird
Companies Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries United States of America
Keywords beautiful woman, vienna, austria, apartment building, pre-code, police inspector, lothario, protective mother
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

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
Otto Lang

Otto Lang

Second Policeman (uncredited)