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A Shot in the Dark

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A Shot in the Dark

The infallible detective meets the perfect crime!

5.3

1h 9m

1935

“The infallible detective meets the perfect crime!”

Synopsis

An amateur sleuth solves three murders at his son's New England college.

Director

Charles Lamont

MysteryThriller

deceptionnoosedeceit

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Cast & Crew

Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick

as Joseph Harris

Charles Starrett

Charles Starrett

as Kenneth 'Ken' Harris

Marion Shilling

Marion Shilling

as Jean Coates

Helen Jerome Eddy

Helen Jerome Eddy

as Miss Lottie Case

Edward Van Sloan

Edward Van Sloan

as Professor Bostwick

James Bush

James Bush

as Byron Coates / John Meseraux

Eddie Tamblyn

Eddie Tamblyn

as Bill Smart

Julian Madison

Julian Madison

as Charlie Penlon

Robert McKenzie

Robert McKenzie

as Sheriff Graves

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