Dead Men Tell No Tales

Dead Men Tell No Tales

MASTER OF MURDER! KING OF CRIME!

1938 · 70 min · ★ 7.0 · Thriller, Crime

The middle aged matron at a Norwich school wins a large prize in a French lottery. She is murdered in London and the murderer's secretary impersonates her and draws the old lady's prize money. There follows a series of killings until the murderer realises that he is trapped and commits suicide.

Directed by David MacDonald

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