Checkmate

Running 1h 15m and made in France, Checkmate (1931) is a Thriller film in the 123movies catalog. The cast includes Dolly Davis and Ginette d'Yd; Roger Goupillières directs. 2 votes put it at 6.5/10. After his engagement party with beautiful Aline, Claude, a struggling writer, meets his two closest friends. The trio sets up a daring publicity stunt, involving a fake murder. The scheme backfires as the fake victim gets really dead.