The Dark Hour
A pair of detectives investigates the murder of an elderly millionaire who was the target of blackmail and death threats and find that there is no shortage of suspects, many of them in the victim's own family.
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* Released: 1936-02-18 * Mystery/Suspense/Comedy (Eng USA) * Cert. #1899 * Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corp. * If you have read "The Last Trap" (by Sinclair Gluck), you will find the screenplay to be very different. You won't, however, be at all disappointed with the story, nor the outcome of the film. In this story, we discover there are many murder suspects available, when Elsa's Uncle Henry is found DEAD!. This romp, has many enjoyable twists and turns, and is, at times, quite humorous. * STARRING: Ray Walker (Jim Landis), Berton Churchill (Det. Paul Bernard), Irene Ware (Elsa Carson), William V. Mong (Uncle Henry Carson, the murder victim), Hobart Bosworth (Uncle Charles Carson), Hedda Hopper (Mrs Tallman, Elsa's Aunt), E.E. Clive (the Butler) * DIRECTOR: Charles Lamont * ASSIS. DIRECTOR: Melville Shyer * PRODUCER: George R. Batcheller * PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE: Lon Young * AUTHOR: Sinclair Gluck (Orig Story: The Last Trap) * SCREENPLAY: Ewart Adamson * CINEMATOGRAPHY: M.A. Andersen A.S.C * RECORDING ENGINEER: Richard Tyler * FILM EDITOR: Roland D. Reed * SOURCE: This Film, Wikipedia, betterthantv / Melissa Brewer ** This is a light, comedic, mystery, so just sit back and enjoyyy the riiide!! * I own ZERO RIGHTS to this movie! I uploaded for EDUCATIONAL Purposes ONLY : ) Doreen (def gp ddh)
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- Director
- Charles Lamont
- Starring
- Ray Walker, Berton Churchill, Irene Ware, Hobart Bosworth, Hedda Hopper, E. E. Clive, Harold Goodwin, William V. Mong
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