One of a group of Americans steals the Jade Box, which holds the secret of invisibility; a murderous Oriental cult wants it back and tracks them down..
If you have a whole afternoon to kill and you don't mind movies where everyone wears a suit even while fighting, The Jade Box is for you. It is definitely for people who like that specific 1930s flavor of mystery where every shadow might have a guy in a robe hiding in it. You will probably hate it if you need things to...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Ray Taylor
George B. Seitz
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"If you have a whole afternoon to kill and you don't mind movies where everyone wears a suit even while fighting, The Jade Box is for you. It is definitely for people who like that specific 1930s flavor of mystery where every shadow might have a guy in a robe hiding in it. You will probably hate it if you need things to happen fast or if you can't stand the way people talked in early talkies. It's very slow. The whole plot is about this box. Just a small, slightly heavy-looking box that apparentl..."
Frank Lackteen
Frederick J. Jackson
United States
