This is the third installment in the Rouletabille saga ,probably made to capitalize on the success of Marcel L'Herbier's "Le Mystere De La Chambre Jaune" and "Le Parfum De La Dame En Noir".
Roland Toutain takes on his part of Rouletabille,and one must admit he is the perfect actor for the character (none of his successors have surpassed him);his boyish looks ,his plus fours (which make him resemble Tintin),and his acrobatic prowess (he was really a stuntman of sorts)make him Gaston Leroux's ideal journalist.
The screenplay ,unlike the two precedent efforts,does not really possess Gaston Leroux's qualities :except maybe for the scene in the theater,mystery is lacking.
A plane is shot down and the gold it contained is stolen .Rouletabille,on Holiday in Hungaria,comes back to work .He meets a treacherous lady and the superintendent's daughter ,who is held hostage and whom he marries in the skies.One should note that,in spite of the title ,the hero is an aviator for a few minutes.
In the thirties,Roland Toutain often served as a foil to the romantic male lead ;this movie may or may not help him get the part of the aviator in Renoir's classic "La Règle Du Jeu " (1939).
Roland Toutain takes on his part of Rouletabille,and one must admit he is the perfect actor for the character (none of his successors have surpassed him);his boyish looks ,his plus fours (which make him resemble Tintin),and his acrobatic prowess (he was really a stuntman of sorts)make him Gaston Leroux's ideal journalist.
The screenplay ,unlike the two precedent efforts,does not really possess Gaston Leroux's qualities :except maybe for the scene in the theater,mystery is lacking.
A plane is shot down and the gold it contained is stolen .Rouletabille,on Holiday in Hungaria,comes back to work .He meets a treacherous lady and the superintendent's daughter ,who is held hostage and whom he marries in the skies.One should note that,in spite of the title ,the hero is an aviator for a few minutes.
In the thirties,Roland Toutain often served as a foil to the romantic male lead ;this movie may or may not help him get the part of the aviator in Renoir's classic "La Règle Du Jeu " (1939).
