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Lionel Atwill is "Jerome Breen" - a deaf mute accused of murder on the basis that he was heard speaking at the scene of the crime. When doctors confirm that to have been impossible, he is acquitted - but not everyone believes him. Reporter Theodore Newton ("Jack") determines to g…
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The Sphinx
“What was the sinister secret of the man who could speak only with his eyes?”
51%
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1h 4m
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The Sphinx (1933) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Sphinx (1933) — a movie tagged as Thriller and Mystery with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A man known to be a mute is suspected of committing a murder, as he was noticed at the scene. However, witnesses saw and heard him talking as he was leaving the scene of the crime. The police must determine if he is the actual killer or if he is being framed. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~64 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Sphinx 51% (18 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
A man known to be a mute is suspected of committing a murder, as he was noticed at the scene. However, witnesses saw and heard him talking as he was leaving the scene of the crime. The police must determine if he is the actual killer or if he is being framed.
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1933-06-01
- Runtime
- 1h 4m
- TMDB rating
- 5.1
- TMDB ID
- 70787
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A man known to be a mute is suspected of committing a murder, as he was noticed at the scene. However, witnesses saw and heard him talking as he was leaving the scene of the crime. The police must ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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Cast
Lionel Atwill
Jerome Breen
Sheila Terry
Jerry Crane
Theodore Newton
Jack Burton
Paul Hurst
Detective Terrence Aloysius Hogan
Luis Alberni
Luigi Baccigalupi
Robert Ellis
Inspector James Riley
Lucien Prival
Jenks, the Butler
Lillian Leighton
Mother Werner
Paul Fix
Dave Werner
George 'Gabby' Hayes
Detective Casey
Theodore Lorch
Dr. Augustus Kelton
Wilfred Lucas
Prosecuting Attorney
Hooper Atchley
Oliver P. Curran
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Lionel Atwill is "Jerome Breen" - a deaf mute accused of murder on the basis that he was heard speaking at the scene of the crime. When doctors confirm that to have been impossible, he is acquitted - but not everyone believes him. Reporter Theodore Newton ("Jack") determines to get to the bottom of it, and matters take a more immediate turn when his co-worker "Jerry" (Sheila Terry) - on whom he has a bit of a crush - is assigned to write some short articles on the man and becomes infatuated with him. Atwill always did make for a good baddie and here he (and his facial expressions) do their job well - without speaking a word. Coupled with a secret room and a dead piano key as well a police officer (Paul Hurst) who is actually quite effective, despite himself, we have quite a decent little mystery here. The ending isn't the best, to be honest - it's a little as if they just ran out of film so had to wrap it up quickly, but it is still a good hour's entertainment.
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