So Dark the Night

So Dark the Night

Most Baffling of Mysteries!

NR 1946 · 71 min · ★ 6.1 · Crime, Mystery

Inspector Cassin, a renowned Paris detective, departs to the country for a much-needed break. There he falls in love with the innkeeper’s daughter, Nanette, who is already betrothed to a local farmer. On the evening of their engagement party, Nanette and the farmer both disappear. Cassin takes up the case immediately to discover what happened to them and who is responsible.

Directed by Joseph H. Lewis · Written by Dwight V. Babcock

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