The Mystery of Mr. X (1934)
- Directed by
- Edgar Selwyn
- Genre
- crime film, heist film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 10 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 charming jewel thief in London gets tangled in a series of murders. He must clear his name while evading the police.
suspensefulwittyfast-pacedatmosphericclevernoir-ishintriguinglighthearted
What happens
The Mystery of Mr. X is a 1934 American pre-Code crime film starring Robert Montgomery as a jewel thief who gets mixed up in a series of murders in London. It is based on the 1933 novel X v. Rex by Philip MacDonald (under the pen name Martin Porlock), was remade in 1952 as The Hour of 13. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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