The House of a Thousand Candles

1936
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1h 11m

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Mae Clarke and Phillips Holmes in The House of a Thousand Candles (1936)

An English diplomat's (Phillips Holmes) girlfriend (Mae Clarke) tags along as he takes a coded message to Geneva.An English diplomat's (Phillips Holmes) girlfriend (Mae Clarke) tags along as he takes a coded message to Geneva.An English diplomat's (Phillips Holmes) girlfriend (Mae Clarke) tags along as he takes a coded message to Geneva.

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5.3/10

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Phillips Holmes, Rosita Moreno, and Hedwiga Reicher in The House of a Thousand Candles (1936)

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Mae Clarke, Phillips Holmes, and Irving Pichel in The House of a Thousand Candles (1936)

Phillips Holmes in The House of a Thousand Candles (1936)

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4/10

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I bought this title from Hollywoodsattic.com recently, for a not-unreasonable price. I am a big fan of the original book by Meredith Nicholson, and I was very disappointed to find that this film had NOTHING to do with the original storyline. The only thing taken from the book was the title. But the opening credits state "from the novel by Meredith Nicholson". There was a silent version made in 1915, and judging from the characters' names, it does follow the original story. This 1936 version is a rather cheesy early WWII spy drama. I am no film critic, but wow, the bad acting really jumped off the screen and grabbed me by the throat on this one!

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