A Shot in the Dark (1935 film)
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Directed byCharles Lamont
Written byCharles Belden
Based onThe Dartmouth Murders
1929 novel
by Clifford Orr
1929 novel
by Clifford Orr
Produced byGeorge R. Batcheller
| A Shot in the Dark | |
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| Directed by | Charles Lamont |
| Written by | Charles Belden |
| Based on | The Dartmouth Murders 1929 novel by Clifford Orr |
| Produced by | George R. Batcheller |
| Starring | Charles Starrett Robert Warwick Marion Shilling |
| Cinematography | M.A. Anderson |
| Edited by | Roland D. Reed |
| Music by | Abe Meyer |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Chesterfield Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Shot in the Dark is a 1935 American mystery film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Charles Starrett, Robert Warwick and Marion Shilling.[1] Produced by Chesterfield Pictures, it is an adaptation of the novel The Dartmouth Murders by Clifford Orr.
A college student (Charles Starrett) discovers his roommate's body hanging from a window and calls the police. What at first looks like suicide turns out to be murder. While a police investigation is ongoing, more students are killed.
Cast
- Charles Starrett as Kenneth "Ken" Harris
- Robert Warwick as Joseph Harris
- Edward Van Sloan as Prof. Bostwick
- Marion Shilling as Jean Coates
- Helen Jerome Eddy as Miss Lottie Case
- Doris Lloyd as Lucille Coates
- James Bush as Byron Coates / John Meseraux
- Julian Madison as Charlie Penlon
- Eddie Tamblyn as Bill Smart
- Ralph Brooks as Sam Anderson
- Robert McKenzie as Sheriff
- John Davidson as Prof. Brand
- Herbert Bunston as College President
- George Morrell as Deputy Ab Barber
- Broderick O'Farrell as Dr. Howell
- Jane Keckley as Bostwick's Housekeeper
