The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery

The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery

1950 · 95 min · ★ 6.0 · Mystery, Comedy, Crime

The story evolves around a radio panel game show "Twenty Questions." The panel is challenged with an anonymous question. The answer leads to a series of murders in which the killer uses the programme to name his victims in advance. Two reporters spot a link between them and enlist the aid of the panel in trapping the guilty party.

Directed by Paul L. Stein · Written by Victor Katona

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