The White Cockatoo

The White Cockatoo

NR 1935 · 73 min · ★ 5.9 · Mystery

In a spooky hotel on the coast of France, two bands of crooks are working independently of the other in an attempt to steal the inherited fortune of an American girl, Sue Tally. Along the way the heiress is kidnapped, three murders are committed, a girl appears in two places at once, mysterious persons roam about the old hotel at night and mysteriously disappear, and there is a hidden room without any doors.

Directed by Alan Crosland · Written by Ben Markson

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