Murder at Midnight | |
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Directed by | Frank R. Strayer |
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Produced by | Phil Goldstone (producer) |
Starring | Aileen Pringle Alice White Hale Hamilton Brandon Hurst |
Cinematography | William Rees |
Edited by | John Rawlins |
Music by | Val Burton |
Distributed by | Tiffany Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Murder at Midnight (a.k.a. The Monster Kills [1]) is a 1931 American pre-Code murder mystery whodunnit directed by Frank R. Strayer. [2]
A murder during a game of charades at a society party leads the police to begin the hunt through the guest-list for a motive and culprit, involving a changed will and booby-trapped telephones. The killer strikes several more times to conceal his or her identity, until all is revealed.
Footage from the film was re-used in The Mirror Crack'd (1980).
Murder at Midnight | |
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Directed by | Frank R. Strayer |
Written by |
|
Produced by | Phil Goldstone (producer) |
Starring | Aileen Pringle Alice White Hale Hamilton Brandon Hurst |
Cinematography | William Rees |
Edited by | John Rawlins |
Music by | Val Burton |
Distributed by | Tiffany Pictures |
Release date |
|
Running time | 69 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Murder at Midnight (a.k.a. The Monster Kills [1]) is a 1931 American pre-Code murder mystery whodunnit directed by Frank R. Strayer. [2]
A murder during a game of charades at a society party leads the police to begin the hunt through the guest-list for a motive and culprit, involving a changed will and booby-trapped telephones. The killer strikes several more times to conceal his or her identity, until all is revealed.
Footage from the film was re-used in The Mirror Crack'd (1980).