Trent's Last Case is a 1929 American Pre-Code detective film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Raymond Griffith, Marceline Day, Raymond Hatton, and Donald Crisp. It was released by Fox Film Corporation. The film was released in a silent version and a sound version, with the sound version having talking sequences, a synchronized music score, and sound effects.[1]
Trent's Last Case | |
---|---|
Directed by | Howard Hawks |
Written by | E. C. Bentley (novel) W. Scott Darling (adaptation) Malcolm Stuart Boylan (titles) |
Produced by | William Fox |
Starring | Raymond Griffith Marceline Day Raymond Hatton Donald Crisp Lawrence Gray |
Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
|
Running time | 66 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The film is based on the 1913 novel Trent's Last Case by British writer E. C. Bentley. A previous version starring Clive Brook was filmed in the UK in 1920 and released by Stoll Film Company.
A leading financier is found dead at his home, leading amateur detective Philip Trent to investigate the case.
According to Silent Era, a print exists.[2] An incomplete print is held by the Library of Congress.[3][4]
Films directed by Howard Hawks | |
---|---|
|
E. C. Bentley's Trent's Last Case (1913) | |
---|---|
Adaptations |
|
Sequel novel |
|
This 1920s crime film-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |