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The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

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1hr 22min
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1935
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Synopsis: This truly offbeat filmization of Jean Bart's stage drama The Man Who Reclaimed His Head has been misleadingly released to TV as part of the "Shock Theater" package, even though the film is more melancholy than horrific. At the height of WW I, the trembling, near-lunatic Paul Verin (Claude Rains) arrives at police headquarters, carrying an ominously heavy handbag. Before revealing the bag's gruesome contents, he relates his tragic story in flashback. At one time a promising writer, Verin was married ... Full Synopsis
Featured Cast
Paul Verin
Adele Verin
Henri Dumont
Fernand DeMarney
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