The Mystery of the Yellow Room
1930 · 108 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 146 VOTES · DIR. Marcel L'Herbier
Overview
Mathilde Strangerson, the daughter of an eminent scientist, narrowly escapes being murdered in her own bedroom by an unknown assailant. As the room was locked from the inside, no one can understand how the attacker managed to enter or leave the room. Reporter and amateur sleuth Joseph Rouletabille arrives on the scene to protect Mathilde and resolve the mystery of the yellow room.
Dialogue Timeline — 862 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:12 An Osso Films production
00:05:09 Father, I'm so happy! I'm so proud of you!
00:09:29 Who's Mr. Sainclair?
00:14:52 I'm coming! I'm coming!
00:23:00 Help! --- What's wrong?
00:28:43 So I've heard. Pity it wasn't inside.
00:32:00 Very well – do what you think best.
00:35:34 Excuse me...Mlle Stangerson's scream...
00:38:26 Those are Old Jacques' clogs! --- It's true
00:41:19 The killer could have used it...
00:45:15 Why hasn't he come to see me?
00:48:20 Thank you
00:50:17 Yes, yes, just a moment Thank you, officers
00:53:32 What are you doing?
00:57:14 Meet me tonight or else calamity will strike...
01:01:04 she faints and falls, bleeding heavily
01:05:58 Someone wanted to get rid of me!
01:14:59 Let go! You're crazy!
01:21:05 He wanted to protect Mlle Stangerson from the attacker he feared would return
01:24:48 For weeks you have been too ill for Mr. Larsan's interrogation
01:28:01 The reasons for the crime are clear
01:30:39 She received a threatening letter, mysterious flowers...
01:32:58 That ended the hunt for the killer
01:35:39 How could I catch up with him?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed862
Dialogue density8.0 lines / min
First line00:00:12
Final line01:35:39
Production Record
DirectorMarcel L'Herbier
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes146