The Chess Player (1938)
Drama
History
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.
Cast
Catherine II
Le baron de Kempelen
Le prince Serge Oblonsky
Sonia Vorowska
Le prince Boleslas Vorowsky
Potemkine
Stanislas
Wanda Zalewska
Crew
Director
Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
Producer
Producer
Editor
Production Design
Art Direction
Costume Design
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Original Music Composer
Novel