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(1935, Universal) Austin Trevor, Gary Marsh, George Hayes, Robert Horton, Brian Buchell. A visiting French sleuth steps in to help the police solve the “diary murders,” in which each victim is found in possession of a diary page of a dead actress. Before long a murdered corpse is found in a locked room! This is one of those cool, intricate murder mysteries in a big old mansion filled with red herrings and other furtive types. There’s lots of cool dialogue: “There’s no satisfaction in revenge unless the victim first appreciates what’s going to happen—and why.” Interesting to see the Universal plane and globe on the front of a Brit mystery. 35mm.
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