The Man at Six (1931)
- Directed by
- Harry Hughes
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man is found dead at a country house. The film follows the investigation into the murder. It is based on a stage play.
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What happens
The Man at Six (also known as The Gables Mystery) is a 1931 British mystery film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Anne Grey, Lester Matthews and Gerald Rawlinson. It was written by Hughes and Victor Kendall based on the 1929 West End play The Man at Six by Jack Celestin and Jack DeLeon, and was produced as a quota quickie by British International Pictures at the company's Elstree Studios near London. It was released in America in 1932 as The Gables Mystery. The original play was also the basis for the 1938 film The Gables Mystery. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Crime on the Hill (1933)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.