A Shot in the Dark (1935 film)
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| Directed by | Charles Lamont |
| Produced by | George R. Batcheller (producer) |
| Written by | Charles Belden (screenplay) |
| Based on | novel The Dartmouth Murders by Clifford Orr |
| Starring | See below |
| Music by | Abe Meyer |
| Cinematography | M.A. Anderson |
| Edited by | Roland D. Reed |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Shot in the Dark is a 1935 American mystery film directed by Charles Lamont.[1]
Plot
A college student (Charles Starrett) discovers his roommate’s body hanging from a window and calls the police. What at first looks like suicide turns out to be murder. While a police investigation is ongoing, more students are killed.
Cast
- Charles Starrett as Kenneth "Ken" Harris
- Robert Warwick as Joseph Harris
- Edward Van Sloan as Prof. Bostwick
- Marion Shilling as Jean Coates
- Helen Jerome Eddy as Miss Lottie Case
- Doris Lloyd as Lucille Coates
- James Bush as Byron Coates / John Meseraux
- Julian Madison as Charlie Penlon
- Eddie Tamblyn as Bill Smart
- Ralph Brooks as Sam Anderson
- Robert McKenzie as Sheriff
- John Davidson as Prof. Brand
- Herbert Bunston as College President
- George Morrell as Deputy Ab Barber
- Broderick O'Farrell as Dr. Howell
- Jane Keckley as Bostwick's Housekeeper
Critical reception
The New York Times wrote, "A Shot in the Dark, which pictures a trilogy of murders on a rural college campus, telegraphs its punches in a way that may seem insignificant to Chesterfield Productions, Inc., but is as good as a confession to us amateur gumshoes...a decided absence of liveliness both in the writing and the playing" ;[2] whereas Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings noted, "a very good mystery...It does have some problems, particularly in having a rather stiff and static presentation, but outside of that, this is one of the more pleasant discoveries I've made." [3]
References
- ↑ "A Shot in the Dark (1935) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ↑ "Movie Review - A Shot in the Dark - THE SCREEN - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com.
- ↑ Fantastic Movie Musings & Ramblings. "Fantastic Movie Musings & Ramblings - A SHOT IN THE DARK (1935)". scifilm.org.
External links
- A Shot in the Dark at the Internet Movie Database
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:A Shot in the Dark
- A Shot in the Dark is available for free download at the Internet Archive
- A Shot in the Dark complete film on YouTube (Classics movie online)