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The Hat Box Mystery

The Hat Box Mystery

# Like-a-Jack-in-the-Box----Murder jumped out and claimed its Victim!
Crime   Comedy   Mystery
📜 Overview: Susan Hart, assistant to private detective Russ Ashton, is given a camera concealed in a hat box and assigned to take a picture of a woman. A gun is accidentally hidden in the box and the woman is killed. Susan is charged with murder, but Russ and his less-than-useful associate, Harvard, get on the case and prove that the fatal shot was fired by the killer from across the street.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1947-06-12
⌚ Running Time: 44 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 4.2

Beloved Cast

Tom Neal original image
Russ Ashton
Tom Neal
Pamela Blake original image
Susan Hart
Pamela Blake
Allen Jenkins original image
'Harvard'
Allen Jenkins
Virginia Sale original image
Veronica Hoopler
Virginia Sale
Leonard Penn original image
Stevens, aka John Moreland
Leonard Penn
Olga Andre original image
Marie Moreland
Olga Andre
Tom Kennedy original image
Policeman Murphy
Tom Kennedy
Al Hill original image
Flint
Al Hill
Edward Keane original image
District Attorney
Edward Keane
Zon Murray original image
Joe
Zon Murray
A. Robert Nunes original image
Witness (As Bob Nunes)
A. Robert Nunes
Jack Cheatham original image
Policeman
Jack Cheatham
Steve Clark original image
Telephone Re-Connect Man (uncredited)
Steve Clark
William Ruhl original image
Blackmailer (uncredited)
William Ruhl

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