Inspector Darrow investigates the death of a wealthy man.Inspector Darrow investigates the death of a wealthy man.Inspector Darrow investigates the death of a wealthy man.
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- TriviaLeo Britt's film debut.
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Arthur Stannard: Ha - so, for the next 10 days or so, our old friend, Mr Arthur Sladen becomes respectable Mr Clive Bristow - honest, diligent and capable!
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I was quite pleasantly surprised by this simple little crime caper. It's all centred around the investigations of "Insp. Darrow" (Leslie Perrins) who has to look into the death of a wealthy man with no shortage of suspects. To add to the intrigue, there are two timelines with the Great War in the middle, and what appears to be a dwindling collection of precious jewels left in trust for the man's son, as the search for the truth hots up. It cannot have had much of a budget, nor a timeframe for shooting - and at times the style of presentation is distinctly static, but it doesn't hang around for just shy of an hour and as an early-ish example of a British talkie is actually quite watchable.
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- May 16, 2023
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- Runtime58 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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