Murder at Midnight

Murder at Midnight

BAFFLING! WHERE IS THE OTHER BODY? WHO KILLED KENNEDY?

1931 · 69 min · ★ 5.7 · Mystery

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. When Kennedy quickly ends up dead as well, the police think it's a tidy murder-suicide, but the family lawyer knows of a letter that voiced Kennedy's suspicions about someone who was out to get him. Soon, the cops are on the trail of a ruthless and clever killer who is one step ahead of even Montrose.

Directed by Frank R. Strayer · Written by Scott Darling

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Aileen Pringle Esme Kennedy
Alice White Millie Scripps
Hale Hamilton Phillip Montrose
Robert Elliott Inspector Taylor
Clara Blandick Aunt Julia Gray Kennedy
Brandon Hurst Lawrence
Leslie Fenton Walter Grayson
William Humphrey Colton
Vernon Dent Detective Eating Peanuts
Kenneth Thomson Jim Kennedy
Tyrell Davis The Englishman
Aileen Carlyle Ella

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