Movie: A Shot in the Dark

Top 10 Billed Cast

William Lundigan
William Lundigan

Peter Kennedy

Nan Wynn
Nan Wynn

Dixie Waye

Ricardo Cortez
Ricardo Cortez

Phillip Richards

Regis Toomey
Regis Toomey

William Ryder

Maris Wrixon
Maris Wrixon

Helen Armstrong

Lucia Carroll
Lucia Carroll

Clare Winters

Donald Douglas
Donald Douglas

Roger Armstrong

Noel Madison
Noel Madison

Al Martin

John Gallaudet
John Gallaudet

Schaffer

Frank Wilcox
Frank Wilcox

Naval Officer

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    A reporter and a police detective sort through the clues in a night-club owner's murder.

  • Release Date

    1941-04-05

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    5

  • Rating:

    2.5 starts
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    English
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