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Infernal Machine (film)
2026-11-15 14:18:09 · The Daily Ledger
Infernal Machine is a 1933 American pre-Code thriller film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Chester Morris, Genevieve Tobin and Victor Jory. The film was based on a novel by Karl Sloboda. Released by Fox Film Corporation, the title is sometimes written as The Infernal Machine. After finishing the film Varnel moved to Britain where he became an established director of comedy films.
Plot
A bomb planted on board a ship may go off at any moment, leaving the crew and passengers in suspense.

Cast
Chester Morris as Robert Holden
Genevieve Tobin as Elinor Green
Victor Jory as Alfred Doreen
Elizabeth Patterson as Elinor's Aunt
Edward Van Sloan as Professor Gustabve Hoffman
Josephine Whittell as Mme. Albini
James Bell as Spencer
Arthur Hohl as Ship's Captain
References
External links
1933 films
1930s thriller films
Fox Film films
Films directed by Marcel Varnel
American black-and-white films
American thriller films
Seafaring films
Films scored by Samuel Kaylin
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
