Trent's Last Case (1929 film)


Trent's Last Case is a 1929 American Pre-Code detective film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Raymond Griffith, Marceline Day, Raymond Hatton, and Donald Crisp. It was released by Fox Film Corporation. The film was released in a silent version and a sound version, with the sound version having talking sequences, a synchronized music score, and sound effects.
The film is based on the 1913 novel Trent's Last Case by British writer E. C. Bentley. A previous version starring Clive Brook was filmed in the UK in 1920 and released by Stoll Film Company.

Premise

A leading financier is found dead at his home, leading amateur detective Philip Trent to investigate the case.

Cast

According to Silent Era, a print exists. Incomplete print held by the Library of Congress.