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The infallible detective meets the perfect crime!
6 / 10 IMDb January 31, 1935 1h 9m
An amateur sleuth solves three murders at his son's New England college.
Director
Runtime
1h 9m
Release Date
January 31, 1935
Genre
Mystery, Thriller
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Robert Warwick
as Joseph Harris
Charles Starrett
as Kenneth 'Ken' Harris
Marion Shilling
as Jean Coates
Helen Jerome Eddy
as Miss Lottie Case
Edward Van Sloan
as Professor Bostwick
James Bush
as Byron Coates / John Meseraux
Eddie Tamblyn
as Bill Smart
Julian Madison
as Charlie Penlon
Robert McKenzie
as Sheriff Graves
Doris Lloyd
as Lucille Coates
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Ralph Brooks
as Sam Anderson
Robert McKenzie
as Sheriff
John Davidson
as Professor Brand
Herbert Bunston
as College Professor
George Morrell
as Deputy Ab Barber
Broderick O'Farrell
as Dr. Howell
Jane Keckley
as Bostwick's Housekeeper
Eric Mayne
as Professor at Service (Uncredited)
Production Companies
Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corporation
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