The Perfume of the Lady in Black (French: Le parfum de la dame en noir) is a 1931 French mystery film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Roland Toutain, Huguette Duflos, and Marcel Vibert. It is an adaptation of the 1908 novel The Perfume of the Lady in Black by Gaston Leroux featuring the detective Joseph Rouletabille. It follows on from L'Herbier's The Mystery of the Yellow Room made the previous year.
It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild.
Cast
Roland Toutain as Joseph Rouletabille
Huguette Duflos as Mathilde
Marcel Vibert as Le vieux Bob
Léon Belières as Sainclair
Edmond Van Daële as Robert Darzac
Wera Engels as Edith Rance
Kissa Kouprine as Marie
Henri Kerny as Le père Jacques
Michel Kovally as Le prince Galitch