Rouletabille the Aviator

Rouletabille the Aviator
Directed by	Steve Sekely
Written by	Pierre-Gilles Veber
Based on	Joseph Rouletabille by Gaston Leroux
Produced by	Maurice Orienter Adolphe Osso
Starring	Roland Toutain Léon Belières Germaine Aussey
Cinematography	István Eiben J. Peverell Marley Gérard Perrin Fédote Bourgasoff
Edited by	Lothar Wolff
Music by	Georges Van Parys
Production company	Les Films Osso
Distributed by	Les Films Osso
Release date	9 December 1932 (1932-12-09)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Rouletabille the Aviator (French: Rouletabille aviateur) is a 1932 French thriller film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Roland Toutain, Léon Belières and Germaine Aussey. The film was inspired by the Joseph Rouletabille stories of Gaston Leroux. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff. A separate Hungarian-language version Flying Gold was also produced.

Synopsis

While on holiday in Budapest, journalist Joseph Rouletabille discovers that a plane carrying a consignment of gold belonging to the Bank of France has been hijacked and crashed. With the assistance of Rosy, the daughter of Budapest's police commissioner, he sets out to investigate.

Cast

• Roland Toutain as Joseph Rouletabille
• Léon Belières as Sainclair
• Germaine Aussey as Sonia
• Lisette Lanvin as Rosy Bathory
• Théa Dory as Amie de Rosy
• Maurice Maillot as George K. George
• Abel Duroy as Hubner
• Léonce Corne as Commissaire Moreau
• Sándor Góth as Bathory

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929–1934. Pygmalion, 1988.
• Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929–1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Rouletabille the Aviator at IMDb