A Shot in the Dark
The infallible detective meets the perfect crime!
1935 · 1h 9m · Passed
Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Charles Lamont
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A Shot in the Dark
Overview
An amateur sleuth solves three murders at his son's New England college.
Director and cast
- Charles Lamont Director
- Robert Warwick as Joseph Harris
- Charles Starrett as Kenneth 'Ken' Harris
- Edward Van Sloan as Prof. Bostwick
- Marion Shilling as Jean Coates
- Helen Jerome Eddy as Miss Lottie Case
- James Bush as Byron Coates / John Meseraux
- Eddie Tamblyn as Bill Smart
- Julian Madison as Charlie Penlon
- Robert McKenzie as Sheriff Graves
- Doris Lloyd Cast
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