Movielogr
The Chess Player (1938)
Directed by Jean Dréville
Overview
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.
Length 70 minutes
Actors
Françoise Rosay | Conrad Veidt | Bernard Lancret | Micheline Francey | Paul Cambo | Jacques Grétillat | Jean Témerson | Edmonde Guy | Delphin | Manuel Gary | Gaston Modot