A Shot in the Dark (1935 film)

A Shot in the Dark
A Shot in the Dark
Directed by	Charles Lamont
Written by	Charles Belden
Based on	The Dartmouth Murders by Clifford Orr
Produced by	George R. Batcheller
Starring	Charles Starrett ; Robert Warwick ; Marion Shilling
Cinematography	M.A. Anderson
Edited by	Roland D. Reed
Music by	Abe Meyer
Production; company	Chesterfield Pictures
Distributed by	Chesterfield Pictures
Release date	February 1, 1935;
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

A Shot in the Dark is a 1935 American mystery film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Charles Starrett, Robert Warwick and Marion Shilling.^[1] Produced by Chesterfield Pictures, it is an adaptation of the novel The Dartmouth Murders by Clifford Orr.

Plot

A college student (Charles Starrett) discovers his roommate's body hanging from a window and calls the police. What at first looks like suicide turns out to be murder. While a police investigation is ongoing, more students are killed.

Cast

Charles Starrett as Kenneth "Ken" Harris
Robert Warwick as Joseph Harris
Edward Van Sloan as Prof. Bostwick
Marion Shilling as Jean Coates
Helen Jerome Eddy as Miss Lottie Case
Doris Lloyd as Lucille Coates
James Bush as Byron Coates / John Meseraux
Julian Madison as Charlie Penlon
Eddie Tamblyn as Bill Smart
Ralph Brooks as Sam Anderson
Robert McKenzie as Sheriff
John Davidson as Prof. Brand
Herbert Bunston as College President
George Morrell as Deputy Ab Barber
Broderick O'Farrell as Dr. Howell
Jane Keckley as Bostwick's Housekeeper

Critical reception

The New York Times wrote, "A Shot in the Dark, which pictures a trilogy of murders on a rural college campus, telegraphs its punches in a way that may seem insignificant to Chesterfield Productions, Inc., but is as good as a confession to us amateur gumshoes...a decided absence of liveliness both in the writing and the playing";^[2] whereas Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings noted, "a very good mystery...It does have some problems, particularly in having a rather stiff and static presentation, but outside of that, this is one of the more pleasant discoveries I've made."^[3]

References

^ "A Shot in the Dark (1935) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie.
^ "Movie Review - A Shot in the Dark - THE SCREEN - NYTimes.com". The New York Times.
^ Fantastic Movie Musings & Ramblings. "Fantastic Movie Musings & Ramblings - A SHOT IN THE DARK (1935)". scifilm.org. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.

External links

A Shot in the Dark at IMDb
The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:A Shot in the Dark
A Shot in the Dark is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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[1] "A Shot in the Dark (1935) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie.

[2] "Movie Review - A Shot in the Dark - THE SCREEN - NYTimes.com". The New York Times.

[3] Fantastic Movie Musings & Ramblings. "Fantastic Movie Musings & Ramblings - A SHOT IN THE DARK (1935)". scifilm.org. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.

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