CinemaOSMovie · 1947 · 0h 44m

The Hat Box Mystery

Like-a-Jack-in-the-Box----Murder jumped out and claimed its Victim!

45%(6)IMDbCrimeComedyMystery

Susan Hart, assistant to private detective Russ Ashton, is given a camera concealed in a hat box and assigned to take a picture of a woman. A gun is accidentally hidden in the box and the woman is killed. Susan is charged with murder, but Russ and his less-than-useful associate, Harvard, get on the case.

Directed byLambert Hillyer

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 44m
Language
EN
Released
June 12, 1947
Studios
Robert L. Lippert ProductionsScreen Art Pictures Corp.

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Tom Neal

Tom Neal

Russ Ashton

Pamela Blake

Pamela Blake

Susan Hart

Allen Jenkins

Allen Jenkins

'Harvard'

Virginia Sale

Virginia Sale

Veronica Hoopler

Leonard Penn

Leonard Penn

Stevens, aka John Moreland

Olga Andre

Marie Moreland

Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy

Policeman Murphy

Al Hill

Al Hill

Flint

Edward Keane

Edward Keane

District Attorney

Zon Murray

Zon Murray

Joe

Creative team
Directed by
Lambert Hillyer
Lambert Hillyer
Written by
Don Martin
Carl K. Hittleman
Carl K. Hittleman

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