The Chess Player (1938)

A toymaker in Poland specializes in building lifesize mechanical men. He builds a chess-playing "automaton" to hide a pretty young Polish activist who is being hunted by occupying Russian forces.

• Release Date: 1938-11-25
• Runtime: 1h 10min
• Production Company: Compagnie Française Cinématographique (CFC)
• Production Country: France
• Director: Jean Dréville