▁September ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁ ▁Barry more ▁co - direct ed ▁( with ▁French ▁director ▁Jacques ▁F ey der ) ▁a ▁French - language ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁called ▁Le ▁Spect re ▁Vert ▁( The ▁Green ▁Ghost ) ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁This ▁French - language ▁version ▁was ▁never ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁Dor othy ▁Far num ▁and ▁Y ves ▁Mir ande ▁adapted ▁the ▁screen play . ▁It ▁was ▁F ey der ' s ▁first ▁sound ▁film , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁French - language ▁film ▁ever ▁made ▁in ▁Hollywood ▁as ▁well . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Contempor ary ▁reviews ▁From ▁contemporary ▁reviews , ▁ ▁Phot op lay ▁declared ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁" S well ▁mystery ▁story , ▁artist ically ▁directed ▁by ▁Lion el ▁Barry more . ▁Roland ▁Young ▁and ▁Dor othy ▁Sebastian ▁are ▁great ." ▁A ▁review ▁in ▁Movie ▁Age ▁noted ▁that ▁" we ▁have ▁seen ▁this ▁on ▁previous ▁occasions ▁in ▁various ▁forms ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁plot ▁is ▁concerned ▁but ▁treatment ▁and ▁direction ▁lif ts ▁it ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁r ut ." ▁A ▁rev iewer ▁from ▁Film ▁Daily ▁found ▁that ▁" the ▁story ▁has ▁been ▁done ▁before ▁in ▁various ▁forms " ▁but ▁that ▁Ben ▁He cht ' s ▁" master ly ▁story ▁telling ▁style ▁made ▁it ▁appear ▁better ▁than ▁the ▁theme ▁and ▁plot ▁really ▁are ." ▁New ▁Movie ▁Magazine ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁" a ▁bul ly ▁mystery ▁mel od rama ▁and ▁the