The Lyons Mail

The Lyons Mail (also known as Coufrier de Lyon ) is a 1931 British historical mystery adventure film directed by Arthur Maude and starring John Martin-Harvey, Norah Baring, and Ben Webster. It was written by H. Fowler Mear based on the 1877 play The Lyons Mail by Charles Reade, which in turn was based on his 1854 play The Courier of Lyons. The play had previously been made into a 1916 silent film The Lyons Mail.Filmed in 1930 at the Twickenham Studios in London, it was to be John Martin-Harvey's only sound film. The story is based on the Courrier de Lyon case.