Checkmate (French: Échec et mat) is a 1931 French mystery crime film directed by Roger Goupillières and starring Dolly Davis, Jean Marchat and Jean-Pierre Aumont. It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé-Natan in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand.
Synopsis
Claude Darblet plans a joke with two of his friends. One of them will pretend to be murdered, with the evidence all pointing at Claude before the prank is revealed. Things then take a dramatic turn when he really turns up dead.
Cast
Dolly Davis as Aline Rouvray
Ginette d'Yd as Simone
Jean Marchat as Claude Darblet
Jean-Pierre Aumont as Jacques
Rolla Norman as Monsieur Sylvestre
Adrien Lamy as Lagoupille
Daniel Lecourtois as Robert Manoy
Fernand Mailly as Le commissaire
Georges Paulais as Le juge
Robert Tourneur as L'avocat
References
Bibliography
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. Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.