The Chess Player
A toymaker in Poland specializes in building lifesize mechanical men. He builds a chess-playing "automaton" to hide a pretty young Polish activist who is being hunted by occupying Russian forces.
Top Billed Cast
Françoise Rosay
Catherine II
Conrad Veidt
Le baron de Kempelen
Bernard Lancret
Le prince Serge Oblonsky
Micheline Francey
Sonia Vorowska
Paul Cambo
Le prince Boleslas Vorowsky
Featured Crew
Lucien Aguettand
Art Direction
Roger Vitrac
Writer
Albert Guyot
Writer
Georges K. Benda
Costume Design
Jean Dréville
Director
Jean Dréville
Writer
Bernard Zimmer
Writer
Raymond Leboursier
Editor
André Doderet
Writer
Antoine de Rouvre
Producer
Marcel Magniez
Production Design
Jacques Schwob-d'Héricourt
Producer