Specter of the Rose


Specter of the Rose is a 1946 ballet murder mystery film noir written and directed by Ben Hecht and starring Judith Anderson, Ivan Kirov, Viola Essen, Michael Chekhov, and Lionel Stander, with choreography by Tamara Geva, and music by George Antheil.

Excerpts from the ballet Le Spectre de la Rose, which uses Carl Maria von Webers piano piece Invitation to the Dance as orchestrated by Hector Berlioz, are featured in the film.The screenplay was adapted for the radio series Inner Sanctum Mysteries on August 19, 1946. Ben Hecht appeared and the script was adapted by the playwright and Broadway stage actor Robert Sloane. ........

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