
Candles at Nine (1944)
5
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Jan 01, 1944 (US)
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Mystery, Horror
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01:22
A rich but miserly old man taunts his relatives about who will get his money when he dies, and is soon mysteriously murdered. It turns out that he has left his estate to a beautiful young actress whom the other relatives didn't know was related to him. Several attempts on her life are thwarted by a detective, who sets out to discover who's behind the scheme to kill her.
Featured Crew
Cast

Jessie Matthews
Dorothea Capper, the Heiress

John Stuart
William Gardener, Turf Commission

Eliot Makeham
Everard Hope

Beatrix Lehmann
Julia Carberry, Everard's Housekeeper

John Salew
Griggs, Everard's Butler

Joss Ambler
Garth Hope

Vera Bogetti
Lucille Hope, Garth's Wife

André van Gyseghem
Cecil Tempest

Winifred Shotter
Brenda Tempest, Cecil's Wife

Reginald Purdell
Charles Lacey