| Checkmate | |
| Director: | Roger Goupillières |
| Starring: | Dolly Davis Jean Marchat Jean-Pierre Aumont |
| Music: | Ralph Erwin |
| Cinematography: | Fédote Bourgasoff |
| Studio: | Pathé-Natan |
| Distributor: | Pathé-Natan |
| Runtime: | 75 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
Checkmate (French: Échec et mat) is a 1931 French mystery crime film directed by Roger Goupillières and starring Dolly Davis, Jean Marchat and Jean-Pierre Aumont.[1] [2] It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé-Natan in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand.
Claude Darblet plans a joke with two of his friends. One of them will pretend to be murdered, with the evidence all pointing at Claude before the prank is revealed. Things then take a dramatic turn when he really turns up dead.