The Secret of the Red Orchid
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
The Secret of the Red Orchid (Das Rätsel der roten Orchidee) (1962, West Germany) is a Crime-Mystery-Thriller film directed by Helmuth Ashley.
- Featured in: The Eurocrypt of Christopher Lee 2 (BluRay)
Main Details
- Released on March 1, 1962
- B&W
- Running time: 84 minutes (Germany) | 82 minutes (USA) (DVD)
- Production Co.: Rialto Film
- Distribution Co.: Constantin Film (1962) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Directed by Helmuth Ashley
- Written by Egon Eis (screenplay) (as Trygve Larsen), from the novel by Edgar Wallace
- Starring: Christopher Lee, Adrian Hoven, Marisa Mell
Plot Summary
- Rival gangsters from Chicago move to London and attempt to extort money from rich Britons.
