CinemaOSMovie · 1944 · 1h 22m

Candles at Nine

54%(5)IMDbMysteryHorror

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.

Directed byJohn Harlow

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 22m
Language: EN
Released: January 1, 1944

Studios

British National Films

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

Jessie Matthews

Jessie Matthews

Dorothea Capper, the Heiress

John Stuart

John Stuart

William Gardener, Turf Commission

Eliot Makeham

Eliot Makeham

Everard Hope

Beatrix Lehmann

Beatrix Lehmann

Julia Carberry, Everard's Housekeeper

John Salew

John Salew

Griggs, Everard's Butler

Joss Ambler

Joss Ambler

Garth Hope

Vera Bogetti

Lucille Hope, Garth's Wife

André van Gyseghem

André van Gyseghem

Cecil Tempest

Winifred Shotter

Winifred Shotter

Brenda Tempest, Cecil's Wife

Reginald Purdell

Reginald Purdell

Charles Lacey

Creative team

Directed by: John Harlow
Written by: John Harlow
Basil Mason

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