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DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
Wealthy Mr. Kennedy shoots his secretary, Channing, during a parlor game, but it turns out the gun was loaded with real bullets. Luckily, criminologist Phillip Montrose is on hand to help the police.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 54GoodWatch 56
IMDb5.4
Running time
1 h 9 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 mysteries, −33 min on the typical 102
typical 10269Half of all mysteries run 93–115 min.
Reach
Streams in 139 countries
+129Released
1931
September 1, 1931
95 years ago
Genre
MysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
and 14 more17 people
- Aileen PringleEsme Kennedy
- Alice WhiteMillie Scripps
- Hale HamiltonPhillip Montrose
- Robert ElliottInspector Taylor
- Clara BlandickAunt Julia Gray Kennedy
- Brandon HurstLawrence
- Leslie FentonWalter Grayson
- William HumphreyColton
Vernon DentDetective Eating Peanuts
Kenneth ThomsonJim Kennedy
Tyrell DavisThe Englishman
Aileen CarlyleElla
Robert EllisDuncan Channing
Anita GarvinParty Guest (uncredited)
Frank McLureParty Guest (uncredited)
King MojaveParty Guest (uncredited)
Tom SteeleParty Guest (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Frank R. Strayer Director
Writing · 1
- Scott Darling Writer
Production · 1
- Phil Goldstone Producer
Camera · 1
- William Rees Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- John Rawlins Editor
Sound · 1
- Val Burton Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Ralph M. DeLacy Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Elizabeth Coleman Wardrobe Supervisor
Other crew · 1
- Tom Steele Stunts
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