Hotel Reserve

Name: Hotel Reserve
Director: Victor Hanbury
Genre: Crime/detective, Thriller, Mystery, Drama
Released: 1944
Duration: 1 h 28 min
Cast: James Mason, Lucie Mannheim, Raymond Lovell, Julien Mitchell, Clare Hamilton

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Crime/detective
Thriller

1944
Victor Hanbury
88 mins
PG

Summary

Thriller set in the South of France just before the outbreak of the Second World War, starring James Mason. While on holiday at the Hotel Reserve, Austrian refugee Peter Vadassy is falsely accused of espionage by the French police. Threatened with deportation, he sets out to prove his innocence.

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Review

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Tom Hutchinson

Set just before the Second World War, this subdued film is lifted by James Mason's performance as a "wronged man", in this case a refugee accused of being a spy. Based on the Eric Ambler novel Epitaph for a Spy, the plot has ample suspense and intrigue built in, but the movie only fitfully comes to life as Mason sets out discover who the real villain is among a cast that includes Herbert Lom and Patricia Medina.

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6.2/10

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Cast

rolenamePeter VadassyJames MasonMadame Suzanne KocheLucie MannheimMonsieur Robert DuclosRaymond LovellMonsieur BeghinJulien MitchellMiss Mary SkeltonClare HamiltonHerr Walter VogelMartin MillerMonsieur André RouxHerbert LomHerr Emil SchimlerFrederick ValkThe chemistIvor BarnardMr Warren SkeltonValentine DyallMadame Odette RouxPatricia MedinaJacquelinePatricia Hayes

Crew

rolenameDirectorVictor HanburyDirectorLance ComfortDirectorMax Greene

Details

Theatrical distributor

R.K.O. Radio Pictures Ltd

Languages

English

Formats

Black and white