A Shot in the Dark

1933

53m

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6.0/10

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The relatives of a millionaire - the victim of a mysterious murder - get together at his house to search for his will, which he recorded on a record. However, one of them is actually the person who killed him, and will let nothing - or no one - stand in the way of finding that record.

Directors

George Pearson

Writers

George Pearson(writer by)

Terence Egan(writer by)

Gerard Fairlie(novel by)

Stars

Dorothy Boyd

O.B. Clarence

Jack Hawkins

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Alaris Browne

Rev. John Makehan

Norman Paull

Vivien Waugh

Col. Michael Browne

Peter Browne

Dr. Stuart

Angela Browne

Kate Browne

George Yarrow

Police Inspector (uncredited)

Directors

George Pearson

Writers

George Pearson(writer by)

Terence Egan(writer by)

Gerard Fairlie(novel by)

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6/10

In the most preposterous of circumstances, a millionaire dies in his bed. Was it suicide or was it murder? As his friends and family gather afterwards, they discover that the deceased has left a recording of his last will and testament but before it can be heard, a golf ball comes through the window, the "Rev. Makehan" (O.B. Clarence) comes though the door and the record is gone! What ensues is actually quite an irritating whodunit that features a house full of potential beneficiaries/criminals - including a young, quite chiselled Jack Hawkins - as we try to deduce how the old chap was killed. It's got plenty of secret passages in which we could/should hide whilst the annoying parson goes about his detecting. The staging is overly theatrical and the ending is just plain daft.

Geronimo196713 Jun, 2022